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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while.
Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.
What I’m Reading Saying It Well
Justice
Forever
The Sense of an Ending
Wish You Were Here
A Moveable Feast
Clarissa
The Odyssey
My Book Rating System A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it
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It’s been a few years since I read one of Brenda Novak’s books of romantic suspense. When I saw she had a new one, I was interested, especially when I read the basic plot. Dangerous to know… Virgil Skinner served fourteen years for a murder he didn’t commit. He’s finally been exonerated, but he can’t [...]
Author: Diane Mott Davidson Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007 Genre: Cozy Mystery Form: Audio {Barbara Rosenblatt, narrator] Sweet Revenge is book #14 in Diane Mott Davidson’s Goldy’s Catering Series. I’ve been reading them one at a time for at least a decade. I like Goldy and her family and friends and her nice Colorado community. But – [...]
Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1935 Genre: Cozy Mystery My Rating: C+ Murder In Three Acts (or Three Act Tragedy) is considered one of Hercule Poirot’s stories but I think it’s quite a different role for him. He’s always been the keenest observer of little details, but that’s to be his major [...]
I’ve been reading Agatha Christie’s books in publication order. This is the 17th book and one of the few that does not feature one of her famous detectives. There is no Hercule Poirot, no Miss Marple, nor Tommy and Tuppence. In Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Ms. Christie introduced Bobby Jones and Lady Frances or [...]
by Garth Stein Harper, 2008 My Rating: C+ Synopsis (from Amazon) If you’ve ever wondered what your dog is thinking, Stein’s third novel offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and [...]
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What You’ll Find On My Blog: *Book Reviews Click the button to go to my 2012 Book List
2012 CHALLENGES:
- Library books: 3/30
- Agatha Christie: 29/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 1/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 0/6
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 6
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