#FlashBackFriday June 2021

My last post for this meme was: #FlashBackFriday May 2021. I take a look at the posts I made this month last year. It helps me look forward to the month this year! Last May was quite fulfilling on retrospection, both reading and reviewing, quality and quantity-wise. It is hosted every month by Kerry @Chat About…

Celebrations at the Chateau by Jo Thomas

I have read quite a few of the books with the storyline in this one. One or two more reviews are still to be written. Despite that fact, I enjoy the tale's unfolding for differing reasons. In this review (obviously), I will discuss why this story worked for me.The first part of the story begins…

At Night to Die by Henrietta Hamilton (A Sally and Johnny Heldar Mystery)

I have read and reviewed the previous books in the series I read one or two books of this series out of order, but I think with this one we have reached the appropriate timeline. Although this book does not have any connection to the previous (apart from the Heldars themselves), I would still recommend…

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González

I almost gave up on this book a couple of times. It is primarily because of the language used. There is a lot of cursing, which always puts me off. It might be a natural mode of communication among people now, but it distracted me from the ongoing story. It also did not make me…

The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue #1) by Christopher Buehlman

I will preface my entire review by saying that I was turned off by the language used in the book. I am not talking of the writing, which was action-packed - but of the conversations/swearing between everyone in the narrative.I understand the world is a very rough one, harking back to a more openly war…

August 2021 Books Vs Moods

My last compilation past was: July 2021 Books Vs Moods. This is my regular monthly list where I list the books I liked of the ones I reviewed in the month and match them with the best mood they can be appreciated in. This was a great month, both in terms of making a dent in…

July 2021 Books Vs Moods

I did not stick with my plan for July, but on the whole it went better than I expected in terms of posting (which is very revealing!). My post for the last month was: June 2021 Books Vs Moods. I once again have to warn that I have a ton of reviews to go which I…

The Poker Players by Edward A. Dreyfus

This is yet another book that I took my own time getting round to. I do not know what part of the blurb tempted me to request because it had a very different storyline than my usual reads.A group of septuagenarians have been playing poker for decades and managed to refrain from personal conversations. Once…