Welcome

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

Archives

Book Review: Inside by Brenda Novak

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 [...]

Book Review: Sweet Revenge

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 – [...]

Book Review: Murder In Three Acts

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 [...]

Agatha Christie: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

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 [...]

Book Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

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 [...]