by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 4, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve read all of Megan Miranda’s books for adults now, and I have enjoyed them all. That said, this one wasn’t my favorite. I liked the premise — a young woman trying to...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 10, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood My rating: 3 of 5 stars As we already know from The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of Gilead did fall, as the book ends with a historic symposium on the failed state. The Testaments tells us how this downfall came about....
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 3, 2020 | Book Reviews
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m going to subtitle this book “The Long Road to the End.” It starts off great. A strong and likeable female protagonist/FBI agent who visits a man in jail to find out where her twin...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 13, 2020 | Book Reviews
In the Key of 13: An anthology of music and murder by Mesdames of Mayhem My rating: 3 of 5 stars If you’re looking for a talented group of authors, either collectively or individually, you need look no further than the Mesdames of Mayhem and their...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 27, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve probably had this book on my bookshelf for 10 years. Started and stopped it more than once. But, times being what they are, my TBR pile dwindling down as the library continues to be closed, out it came....