The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

Translated by :Lizzie Buehler  It is rare for the last chapter(s) of a book to change my mind positively. I have had moments where I get keyed up for a finale that never comes or is a poor shadow of what it could have been. This was a different kind of switch. I was halfway…

Hotel Du Jack And Other Stories by Dan Brotzel

I waffled quite a bit, back and forth with a lot of points for either idea about expanding on individual stories or writing an all-encompassing review. The latter plan gained more traction when I started listing out personal one line reactions and realised it would involve me saying more than the book does during a…

The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

Translation:  Ian C. Johnston, Narrator Luke Daniels There is a backstory to me picking this up. If you have been following my blog for awhile, you will know that my knowledge of famous literary works/classics is piecemeal at best. My information came from people around me, and I only knew as much as they did…

Tuesday Mooney Wore Black by Kate Racculia

This book was also published as Tuesday Mooney speaks to Ghosts (still up for request on NetGalley) and after reading the book, I must say that this version suits it better. The ghosts play, but a minor role in it all, but they hover in the background. The black, however, is in the foreground and…

The Colors of All the Cattle (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #19) by Alexander McCall Smith

            This is the most prolific series that I have followed. My library seems to be as big a fan of the series as I happen to be (or whoever triggers these purchases). Each of these titles leads back to my old reviews, and the most adventurous of visitors to my blog might venture to…

The Winemaker’s Secret (Starlight Cove #2) by Cynthia Ellingsen

Narrator: Kate Rudd This is my review of the last book in the starlight cove series: The Lighthouse Keeper . On reading that review I realised that for once, I really accurately depicted what I thought of the book. It is a pretty nice review if I do say so myself(I have to! because I did actually…

Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove – An Anthology

The book is still up for requesting as of 5/5/2019 I usually do not read many short story collections of any sort, mostly because I am more accustomed to longer sagas spanning a longer period of time. It gives me time to sink in and familiarize myself with the people. That said, I think that…

The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1) by Alexander McCall Smith

I am a big fan of the author and his unique take on people and their relationships. That said, this new series based in Sweden is not off to a very great start. The main character is Ulf Vargas and although he is an interesting enough character I found some of the relationships he has…