by envisionmg | Jul 8, 2016 | What I'm Reading Now
The title of this post is declarative, when in fact it should appear a bit more harried: italicized, containing a completely capitalized word, punctuated by both a question mark and an exclamation point. What am I NOT reading right now?! is more representative of the...
by envisionmg | Jul 6, 2016 | Jim Recommends
I have this fear (some might say pathological fear) of going somewhere and not having something to read. With libraries, bookstores, and of course ebooks that really isn’t a problem. However, I went on vacation last week, and that brought about a further problem...
by envisionmg | Jun 30, 2016 | Rachel Reviews
Done right, book adaptations are one of my favorite things to read. What’s not to love about revisiting favorite characters in a different setting, or with different life experiences, or even just at different ages? Although breathing life into original characters is...
by envisionmg | Jun 28, 2016 | History, Jim Reviews
I have a thing for the Medici. At least I have a thing for the first few Medici. Once you get to Lorenzo the Magnificent the family takes a sharp turn down hill. However Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici, Cosimo de Medici (I have a picture of him next to my desk and...
by envisionmg | Jun 23, 2016 | Mystery, Tracy Reviews
I can’t recall how I first heard about this book, but I will admit that one of my favorite authors, Jodi Picoult’s quoted recommendation on the front cover, calling the book, “Provocative, evocative, fresh, Guskin’s book is an explosive...