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“I’m still going to move them out of my wanigan, but I’ll give you odds two-to-one that after they move out there’s going to be spontaneous combustion.”

Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier by Tom Kizzia

June 5, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

The Pilgrim family seems to be a lovable, if eccentric addition to the town of McCarthy, Alaska, and soon win many supporters for their battle for landowner rights with the National Park Service. But the head of the clan is keeping some secrets, and the family’s lifestyle is not as idyllic as it seems. Having lived in bustling cities all my life, life in remote Alaska has always sounded surreal to me – and so I’ve often thought about how it would go if I […]

“Better to be feared than desired.”

Stone Heart by Katee Robert

Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

May 30, 2023 by Pooja 2 Comments

Stone Heart – 3 stars Medusa, an assassin working for Athena, is sent to kill Calypso, the inconvenient mistress of a high-profile politician. But Calypso, beautiful and cunning, will do anything to save her life – including seducing Medusa. This book serves as a prequel of sorts to the series, introducing the reader to the world of Olympus and the machinations of the Thirteen. I enjoyed the new perspective that we got on living in the city – unlike in the main books of the […]

‘To their dismay, he replied that he may as well do a course on Roman dogs.’

A Rome of One's Own by Emma Southon

May 11, 2023 by Pooja 5 Comments

Conventional Ancient Roman histories may be dominated by men, but that tells an incomplete story. Emma Southon tells the stories of twenty-one women who made their mark on the empire. While I enjoy reading about history, ancient history is usually not my jam – with one major exception. I will read anything Emma Southon writes, and wish fervently every time I finish one of her books that I hadn’t already read all of her older ones. It’s the conversational tone, the clear pleasure with which […]

Get thee to a nunnery!

The Reluctant Countess by Eloisa James

May 9, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Yasmin’s reputation is tainted by her mother’s association with the Emperor Napoleon, and Giles certainly doesn’t need more scandal in his family. If only he could stay away from her… In a paradoxical way, though the author gave me more of the drama I’d complained was missing in How to Be a Wallflower, I disliked this book more. Indeed it made me grind my teeth I was so irritated with it sometimes. It is well-written, yes, which is true of pretty much all of James’s […]

The Dog Show Judge and the Ex-Nun

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson

May 2, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Sister-in-laws Peg and Rose never gotten along, but in the interest of repairing their relationship they decide to join a bridge club as partners. When a member of the club is murdered, they decide to work together to find the killer. This was a breezy cozy mystery, with a case that managed to be interesting without being too much of a head scratcher. I really enjoyed the relationship between Peg and Rose, who are attempting to become friends after a long and contentious history, and […]

“It’s the living who are left to suffer. A hard truth, but that’s the way it is.”

Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo

April 27, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Pray for Silence – 3 stars After an Amish family of seven is discovered slain in their home, chief of police Kate Burkholder investigates, uncovering a dark second life that one of the daughters was leading. The second book in the Kate Burkholder series, this book moves away from the subplots surrounding Kate’s past and lean more into a straightforward police procedural surrounding the murder of an unassuming family. Again I enjoyed following along the investigation and the camaraderie between the police officers, as well […]

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