Mackenzie Carose

As The Page Turns: May Edition

By Mackenzie 14 Comments

Last month I did not have a reading post because mama’s reading was sporadic at best and I was lucky if I finished a paragraph. I am slooooooowly getting my reading mojo back. Also, I realized that there were two books that I had finished pre-quarantine, that I never did a get a chance to share, so that is on here as well 🙂

To Shake The Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins

This book was really interesting although I realize it might not be for everyone. Jenkins rode his bike all the way from Oregon down to Patagonia which is the very southern end of South America. Yes, you read that right. On a bike. With only what he could carry on his person. This book is his account of the trip and I found it to be a good read. It had some laugh-out-loud funny moments but also some deep soul-searching ones as well. Crisis of self is real. Some go to therapy. Some take a bike ride.

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

I have read this one before but I am participating in the Agatha Christie book of the month reading challenge on Instagram and for May, it is this book.

It’s not every day that an elderly couple wakes up and finds a dead body in their library with no idea who the person is or how they got there. If you haven’t read this Miss Marple mystery yet, go check it out!

The Fall of Richard Nixon by Tom Brokaw

Yes, my reading was/is all of the place. I finished this particular book pre-quarantine, but heck, it sure is relevant to all the craziness going on right now.

This book is not a play-by-play of how the break-in went down. It does however, go in to the subsequent chaos that became “Watergate” and it details Brokaw’s remembrances of that particular era and his time as a reporter, specifically a White House reporter. It passed the time just fine. If this is a subject that interests you, you might want to look into this book. But if not, don’t worry, you’re not missing anything.

That’s it from me! Any good books that you can recommend? 🙂

As The Page Turns: March Edition

By Mackenzie 16 Comments

March is here already and with that comes another book review! 🙂 Here is what i have been reading the past month:

A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni

The latest book in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite series and it did not disappoint. A contemporary mystery which kept me interested and trying to read as fast as I could so I could get to the ending!

Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

5 people in a room. One person is murdered. One of the 4 remaining people in the room is a murderer, but which one? This mystery is set up to make you think you know who did it, but you really don’t. Looks like a simple crime, but it is not. It is however, an excellent mystery by the queen of crime herself, Ms. Agatha Christie.

A Divided Loyalty by Charles Todd

I wanted to love this book more than I did. I do enjoy the series as a whole and it is one of my favorites, but this book left way too much to chance and coincedence, and in a mystery novel, that only goes so far.

The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens

I really enjoyed this book, the second in this particular series. Great reading and the main character Joe Talbert, has had a lot of hard knocks but you root for him just the same.

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

The only non-mystery in the bunch. I really wanted to like this book more than I actually did. I felt like it was lacking something and I wanted more, what I am not sure, but it didn’t feel finished.

Well, that’s it from me. Any good books that you can recommend?

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As The Page Turns: February Edition

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Let’s dive in shall we?

Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

Excellent, excellent thriller about two women who go missing and the cop investigating the cases and finds out there is a connection. A must-read for sure!

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

I am trying to challenge myself this year by reading more books that are considered “classics”, not just my usual genres of mysteries. This book did not disappoint. This book takes place during The First World War and is told from the point of view of a German soldier fighting at The Front. Heartbreaking and sad and profound, all wrapped up into one. I highly, highly recommend giving this a read, even if the subject matter isn’t normally your cup of tea.

Thriving as an Empath by Judith Orloff

Not a book for everyone obviously, but if you are a highly-sensitive person and you tend to FEEL ALL THE FEELINGS ALL OF THE TIME, then this might be the book for you 🙂

First, We Make The Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson

A book about one woman’s journey with “the beast” we call anxiety. I really loved this book and hearing Wilson’s perspective and how she deals with her struggles.

A Penny For Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber

This is the third book in the Verity Kent series and did not disappoint! It left the reader with a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, but it wasn’t one of those annoying ones where it makes you irrationally angry at the author. This particular cliffhanger was just enough to entice and make you look forward to the next book in this 1919-set series.

Well, that’s it from me. Have you read any good books lately? Let me know in the comments 🙂

Thanks