Tag: 2025

For the Love of Syntax.

Book Review for “Confessions of a Grammar Queen” by Eliza Knight. Summary: "Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female CEO in the publishing industry. But first she needs to take the next step up that ladder with a promotion that her boorish and sexist boss … Continue reading For the Love of Syntax. →

TCL’s 7th My Life in Books (aka Life According to Literature) Tag – 2025 Version.

I started doing this book tag in 2019 which was called "Life According to Literature" with different prompts. These were done by Brona’s Books, ANZ LitLovers LitBlog, and Veronica @ The Burgeoning Book Shelf. I understand that Veronica originally found it on Theresa Smith Writes  and  Claire’s Reads and Reviews, among others! Then, in 2020 I … Continue reading TCL’s 7th My Life in Books (aka Life According to Literature) Tag – 2025 Version. →

Hollywood and it’s Resistances.

Book Review for “Typewriter Beach” by Meg Waite Clayton. Summary: " 1957. Isabella Giori is ten months into a standard 7-year studio contract when she auditions with Hitchcock. Just weeks later, she is sequestered by the studio’s “fixer” in a charming little Carmel-by-the-Sea cottage for a secret rendezvous. There, she is awoken by the clack and … Continue reading Hollywood and it’s Resistances. →

TCL’s Best of the Best List for 2013-2025!

You've seen my yearly Top Five/Top Ten lists, and now it is time for another "best of the best" list! For those of you who have been following this blog, you’ll know that a few years ago, I had to make the decision to stick to only 10 books, or just keep adding on. I … Continue reading TCL’s Best of the Best List for 2013-2025! →

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – December 30, 2025 – My Favorite Books of the Year.

2025 was the Year of: Too FEW 5/5 Starred Books! This past year I finished reading 69 books, which means I surpassed my goal of 68 by one book, out of which 45 were published during 2025 (yes, I only include new releases in this list). That high number usually means I'm spoiled for choice … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – December 30, 2025 – My Favorite Books of the Year. →

Flavored For Deception.

Book Review for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2). Summary: "Worse things happen at sea. Paul Delamare has been roped into accompanying his old friend on a luxury cruise aboard the magnificent superyacht Mal de Mer. It’s all plain sailing until his friend’s priceless necklace is … Continue reading Flavored For Deception. →

A Golden English & Irish Mashup.

Book Review for “Golden Girls on the Run” by Judy Leigh. Summary: "When octogenarian sisters-in-law Sadie and Bronagh find themselves at the centre of a scandalous (and slightly explosive) bake-off fiasco, there’s only one thing to do – steal Sadie’s grandson’s gleaming red Ferrari and make a run for it. Sadie is the practical one, … Continue reading A Golden English & Irish Mashup. →

TCL’s 2025 Reading & Blogging Challenge Progress Post!

Happy December! With the year almost at an end, and since I don't have a book review for today, I thought I'd let you all know how I've been doing with the reading and blogging challenges I set for myself. They include: 2025 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2025 New Release Reading Challenge 2025 What's In … Continue reading TCL’s 2025 Reading & Blogging Challenge Progress Post! →

Australian Neapolitan Intrigue.

Book Review for “The Italian Secret” (Billie Walker #3) by Tara Moss. Summary: "Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground tunnels, a woman takes shelter from a wartime air raid and prays her husband will return home safe. Pacific Ocean, 1907. A girl embarks on a lonely journey to begin a new life … Continue reading Australian Neapolitan Intrigue. →

Shrimps and Sink Pits.

Book Review for “Seascraper” by Benjamin Wood. Summary: "Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach and scrape for shrimp, spending the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash away the … Continue reading Shrimps and Sink Pits. →