With illustrations by Ian Schoenherr Normally I don’t read young adult books for review. I think this is due mostly to the fact that I never really read them when I was a young adult. I sort of skipped that and went straight on to adult titles (The most notable exception being the…
REVIEWS: BOOKS THAT DIDN’T QUITE FLOAT MY BOAT
I try to give every book the same consideration, particularly when it’s in the review pile. As a (wannabe) writer myself, I can understand the toil that an author went through. I respect that. But there are still some books, that no matter how much I should have liked, and thought I would enjoy, I…
REVIEW: FOREVER RUMPOLE by John Mortimer
It’s going to be impossible to review this book without comparing it to the works of PG Wodehouse. The writings share a number of attributes — silly surnames, ridiculous situations, and even more unlikely solutions. Barrister Horace Rumpole tells stories from the first person, much like Bertie and Mr. Mulliner, but his are from the…
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REVIEW: MURDER IN A FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGE by Kate Colquhoun
The First Victorian Railway Killing I’m a sucker for these sorts of books. In fact, when I received the review copy, my husband joked, “Well, someone said, ‘Let’s write a book for you!’” It has so many themes I love: mystery, the Victorian era, trains, and a murder trial. AND it’s British. Drawn from…