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We Are All Islands Unto Ourselves
The Fury by Alex Michaelides Stats: 4 Audiobook/Book Thank you to Netgalley for the book. I think we are all used to the unreliable...
Julie Mackin
Nov 24, 20241 min read
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Puzzling It All Out
Christmas Jigsaw Puzzle Murders by Alexandra Benedict Stars: 3.5 Audiobook Thank you to Netgalley for the audiobook. I’ve said it before...
Julie Mackin
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Just Keep Rowing
In which we learn a lot about swing The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Stars: 4.5 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenger #24 -...
Julie Mackin
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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Following in the Footsteps of Those That Came Before
In which we realize we might find something different than what we are looking for Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story  by Jordan...
Julie Mackin
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Throwing Caution to the Wind
In which we realize sometime we need to do the scary sh*t The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh Stars: 4 Spicy: G 52 Book Club Summer Book...
Julie Mackin
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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The Coziest of Murders
In which we realize you should never underestimate how far some people will go to solve a murder. The Queen of Poisons by Robert...
Julie Mackin
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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The Pacific Theater
In which we realize GPS is the best thing ever The Vanishing Act The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo by...
Julie Mackin
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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Across the Ocean Blue
In which we learn boarding a submarine is not easy Codename Memo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine by Charles...
Julie Mackin
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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A History Covered in Bloods
In which we learn a lot about an all-American family we knew nothing about American Bloods by John Kaag Stars: 4 The tagline of Kaag’s...
Julie Mackin
May 11, 20242 min read
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Shattering the Ceilings
We've still got a long way to go, baby Women Money Power by Josie Cox Stars: 5 You know when you start a book and you have this sense...
Julie Mackin
May 11, 20242 min read
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Love Across An Ocean
If The Tide Turns by Rachel Ruekert Stars: 5 I am fully in my pirate days at the moment apparently. Just as I was finishing Woodward’s...
Julie Mackin
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Living in a Christopher Cross Song
In which our heroine enters the land of yacht rock Float Plan by Trish Doller Star: 4 Spicy: PG-13 Audible Trish Doller was all over my...
Julie Mackin
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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The Art of Rolling the Dice
In which our heros find themselves out to sea A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz: Stars: 4 Series: Hawthorne and Horowitz I’m kind of...
Julie Mackin
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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A Shot to the Heart
In which our the characters skate around some issues Canadian Boyfriend by Jennifer Holiday Stars: 4 Ratings: PG-13 Jennifer Holiday’s...
Julie Mackin
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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The Poison Pen
In which the writer might not know all The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz Stars: 4 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #47 -...
Julie Mackin
Feb 7, 20242 min read
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Bite-Size Review: Audiobook Edition
Treasures of the Lochs by Hunter White Stars: 3.5 Will you like this audio book? You might if you like: Mythical creatures Indiana...
Julie Mackin
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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The Voices in My Head
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan Stars: 4 out of 5 Spice: 2, there is one spicy scene but it is not particularly descriptive This...
Julie Mackin
Jun 11, 20232 min read
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