
Review: The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
I’m just going to say this right up front: The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Women by Hallie Rubenhold is going to be one of my favorite books of the year. I got it from the library (I was the first in line to get it!) and I’ll probably purchase it just so I have it on my shelf, I loved it...

50 Albums That Mean a Lot To Me
A co-worker was recently asked what would seem to be a simple question but is actually pretty complicated: What is your favorite album of all time? He didn't have a simple answer and I wouldn't either. I tend to connect albums to very specific memories or phases in my life. Some of my favorite...

Review: A Perilous Undertaking + A Treacherous Curse
This is my new favorite book series. There. I said it. Author Deanna Raybourn has found something incredibly special with the highly intelligent and feisty heroine of her bestselling Veronica Speedwell historical fiction mystery series. These books are so much fun, laugh-out-loud funny, and...

Interview: “No Stone Unturned” Author Pam Lecky
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. I just adored The Bowes Inheritance by Pam Lecky so I was super excited when I learned she has a new historical mystery series! The first book in the series, No Stone Unturned, comes out TODAY! Links can be found...

Review: A Curious Beginning
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. The first book in the Veronica Speedwell mystery series, A Curious Beginning, by Deanna Raybourn was so much fun. Entertaining, thrilling, charming, and witty, this series might just be my new favorite thing ever....

Review: Impossible Saints
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. Oh, man. Wow. Wow, wow, wow. I haven't lost a weekend to a novel in a while but Impossible Saints by Clarissa Harwood just sank its teeth into me and wouldn't let go until I finished the whole thing. Wow. As someone...

Review: The Lady from the Black Lagoon
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. If you’re a fan of old monster movies, The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara should be added to your TBR pile. I’m a big fan of Reading Glasses,...

Writers Should Learn From Their Mistakes. I Didn’t, Apparently.
Back in 2014 when I was writing my first novel, I thought I could just write my story and be done with it. No outline needed. When I got stuck and almost quit, I happened across Helping Writers Become Authors and the woman behind the blog, K.M. Weiland. Along with several novels, Weiland has...

Review: Good and Mad
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. Like a lot of folks, I genuinely didn’t think Donald Trump had a chance of winning the 2016 presidential election. I adore Hillary and placed all my faith in her. My expectations were that my American neighbours (P.S....

Island Entertainment Expo 2019
Well, I said I always wanted to try cosplaying and now I've done it. And man, I am exhausted. The first annual Island Entertainment Expo (IEX) was held this weekend in Charlottetown. My sewing skills were very novice, at best, when I drew some rough sketches of what I wanted to do with my costume...

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