Author Archives: beckylindroos

This is the last of the Shetland Island Mystery series which features a Detective Inspector  named Jimmy Perez.  There is a definite overarching plot which means the books are better read in order of publication. This is what I did … Continue reading →

So I read this a second time and in some ways appreciated it much more.  I understood better Childs’ lapsing into the poetic, but I got a lot of info this time which I’d missed the first reading.  My first … Continue reading →

This was very good until toward the end when the resolution to one “mystery” seemed to be clear and obvious,  but presented another issue. There was a slight lapse in suspense (for me anyway) during that time, but it only … Continue reading →

Burke is back with Dave Robicheaux in book # 23 and his usual luscious prose with evil characters set in an incredibly violent and gritty context, a context which includes some occult context.  He’s still coming out with great novels, … Continue reading →

Thicker Than Water by Tyler Schultz2020 / Audible onlyread/told by authorrating 8/ memoir – (podcast) This is not a “book” as such, but more of a pod-cast produced and sold by Audible. And what I really hearing about was Tyler … Continue reading →

A friend recommended this and I picked it right up because I’ve have fairly serious breathing problems as a result of surgery (and more).  The first parts were just exactly what I needed but the third part went a bit … Continue reading →

I’m trying Firefox for a minute since I have a review ready to go. The Case for the American People:The United States vs Donald J. Trumpby Norman Eisen  7/2020 –  Read by Robert Petkoff – 11h 7m Rating – 9 … Continue reading →

I have to take a leave of absence from my blog because WordPress is apparently not supporting Safari very well. I’m not sure what I’ll do. I can use Firefox once a month probably so you might be getting monthly … Continue reading →

Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistanceby Nick Estes2019 / 321 pagesread by Bill Andrew Quinnrating:  9 / Native American history and current events- This book is from … Continue reading →

I needed a break from thinking about anything, politics, health, family, etc. This romance-type of story is set in a murder mystery and it sounded perfect. It was actually almost just what I needed but it was really disappointing. *******The … Continue reading →

I wanted to read this because it deals with American Native history but when I first started I was disappointed that it was so literary in nature, more like literary non-fiction which is fine in its place and I liked … Continue reading →

I read this back in January and it was okay but it was also a selection in the Booker Prize group for our July read. I knew I hadn’t got much more than an outline of the plot and a … Continue reading →

This is a second reading of this because most of it went over my head the first time. My focus is not what it was before the virus and my mom’s health difficulties and this book is not something I … Continue reading →

I had to add this to my Trump library – I think I’ve read 18 books about Trump and his his mess of an administration now, some better than others but all contributing to the satisfaction of my curiosity. This … Continue reading →

This is a really amazing book – it’s by someone anonymous who is better off that way because it’s a memoir AND fiction and who in the world could all this have happened to? Anyway, I loved it. Becoming Duchess … Continue reading →

It wasn’t until my second reading that I found this book rather interesting because I had to get past a bunch of ick factor to get there. I never (ever) had an interest in a medical career and avoided biology … Continue reading →

I got way behind in my blurb-writing so I just lifted this one from the Audible site. I did enjoy it though – I love Jimmy Perez and Sandy and the others. Cold Earthby Ann Cleeves 2017 – Englishread by … Continue reading →