I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before its published. I actually kept scrolling past this book on Netgalley, but a few days ago, I stopped and clicked and was intrigued. I have always been a bit fascinated with Alcatraz, and when I took a trip to San Francisco…
Tag: Book Reviews
Family Honor (Sunny Randall #1) – by Robert J Parker
Now that I have finished all the Jesse Stone books that Robert J Parker started and then after he died, they have continued by other authors, I can finally start the Sunny Randall books. So, Sunny is a former police officer turned private investigator. She is divorced from Richie Burke, who is from a criminal…
Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and Observations – by Peter Miller
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before its published. It was a really quick read and I enjoyed his ideas for being a shopkeeper as well as his stories from shops around the world.
On Locations: Lessons Learned from My Life On Set with The Sopranos and in the Film Industry – by Mark Kamine
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before its official release. I was intrigued as this book is about a location scout who worked on the television show, The Sopranos. He also worked on other shows, movies, and was even a book reviewer. I liked all of the tidbits…
Jesse Stone Books 19 to 21 – by Mike Lupica
I have finally completed reading all the books in the Jesse Stone series. Twenty-one of them for now by 4 different authors, with Mike Lupica as the most recent. One of the main reasons why I started to read these books was that Mike Lupica, a James Patterson coauthor and author on his own front,…
Horrorstör – by Grady Hendrix
Somewhere in the Internet world, I saw this book and was half curious about it. I mean, horror isn’t my favorite type of genre to read. So, basically, imagine a store like Ikea, but in the book it’s called Orsk, and everything is a copy of IKEA. Weird names for stuff as well. Somebody, not…
The Woman in Me – by Britney Spears
I am glad I read this one as I had no clue how bad her life was during the 13 years she was in a conservatorship, with her dad as the conservator. Her family took control of everything she did and she did it primarily because she knew if she just agreed, she would see…
Ice: Why I Was Born to Score – by George Gervin
Being a San Antonio Spurs fan, I was very intrigued when I saw that the Iceman had written a book. I bounced it for a while in Amazon WishList, and when it finally won the game, I purchased it and enjoyed all of it from the front row. But I did enjoy reading how he…
Alex Cross Must Die – by James Patterson
So, this is the 32nd book in the Alex Cross series, and even though I enjoyed reading this one, I am finding them to be very similar plots to all the other books. Something happens, and Alex Cross and his partner, James Sampson will eventually solve it. Yeah, the writing keeps me eager to know…
If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir – by John Stamos
This is yet another book that has been sitting in my Amazon WishList for a while, and I was glad to be able to finally to purchase and remove it. So, the only thing I knew about John Stamos was he was on Full House (I knew the how, but never watched it, but I…
Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors – by Alex Wong
This is yet another book that has been in my Amazon WishList for a while. And after reading other genres of books for a few months, I needed a basketball sports one and this was it. Alex Wong tells the story of how the Toronto Raptors came to life and their first year in 1995,…
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond – by Henry Winkler
This has been on my Amazon WishList for a long time, so when it was finally available, I was glad to shell some money so I could read it. And, unlike a lot of other autobiographies I have read and reviewed this year, Henry, immediately gets right into how he got started and I liked…
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir – by Sly Stone
Being a fan of 1960’s music, I was really interested to read Sly Stone’s autobiography. I did enjoy learning about how he became a musician and the stories behind the big hits. It’s also nice that I can ask Alexa to play a song after I read about it as I did that for his…
Robert B. Parker’s Blind Spot – by Reed Farrel Coleman
This is the 13th book in the Jesse Stone series, and the first by Reed Farrel Coleman. This one explores Jesse Stone’s baseball playing days and how one of his teammates ends up being a suspect in a murder case. Unlike all the other books, this one or maybe it’s Reed’s style, is a bite…
Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! – by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker
I wouldn’t call Airplane! my favorite comedy movie of all time, but it does rank in my top 10! Please don’t ask for this list now as I would really have to think about it. Ok, now I am thinking about it so here it goes: Animal House, Coming to America, Caddyshack, National Lampoon Vacation…
Making It So: A Memoir – by Patrick Stewart
I have had this book on my Amazon Wishlist since May 23, 2023, and couldn’t wait for it to be published. I knew of his life as Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor X from the X-Men movies. I am not by any means a fan of Star Trek but have…
Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues – by Michael Brandman
This is the 10th book in the Jesse Stone series, and the first by Michael Brandman after Robert Parker passed away. That is one of the reasons why I was interested in this series, as a few other authors have continued the series. I wanted to see if I could spot the difference between them,…
Jesse Stone – Books 5 to 9 – by Robert Parker
Sea Change (5) High Profile (6) Stanger in Paradise (7) Night and Day (8) Split Image (9)
Wrecker – by Carl Hiaasen
I have read most (if not all) of his other fiction books and liked them all very much. I have had this one in my Amazon Wishlist since March, and it finally was published a few days ago. And this one didn’t disappoint me at all. The main character goes by Wrecker, he is 15…
12 Months to Live – by James Patterson and Mike Lupica
James Patterson and Mike Lupica co-authored another book earlier this year, and I enjoyed that one. So, when I saw this one, I immediately threw it in my Amazon Wishlist and read it as soon as it was available. I didn’t even care what it was about! Jane Smith is a criminal defense attorney who…