Let me start off by saying: I loved this book. Nick Belsey is a sorry excuse for a cop, probably a worse boyfriend, but he is smart and determined and he just does not quit. Deep Shelter by Oliver Harris is a terrific story, full of twists and turns, with a lot of great characters. Belsey is trying to find a… Read more
I know I haven’t been around here much lately. I’ve been busy! Lots going on and the holiday and NaNoWriMo – but now, I’ve got one less excuse. Go me! I know that I haven’t been around here much lately — lots going on and the holidays and NaNoWriMo. Now, I’ve got one… Read more
“I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.” – Benedict Cumberbatch, British actor and booklover Oh, and how I wouldn’t like to be curled up with him! Read more
“If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the… Read more
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only once.” – George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones author Read more
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Ink on the page and on his skin Read more
Okay folks, I’m committed! (And I might need to be committed by the end of this.) It’s just barely past midnight, but I’ve already got my first 100 words written for NaNoWriMo. This year, I am tackling an idea I’ve had floating around in my head for a long time. It’s not quite as ambitious as other years, which means… Read more
October is apparently Mystery Month here on the Shelves – lots of new mysteries for me to read! Next on the pile, Want You Dead (Detective Superintendent Roy Grace) by Peter James: Single girl, 33, redhead and smouldering, love life that’s crashed and burned. Seeks new flame to rekindle her fire. Fun, friendship and—who knows—more maybe? In Peter James’ Want You Dead, thirty-year old… Read more