Review: A Land Remembered
A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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Review: Niccolò Rising
Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Thank You, Jeeves
Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars TW: As much as I love Jeeves and Wooster, it must be acknowledged that these stories were written in the early 20th c. and reflect some of the racist attitudes of the time. Thank You, Jeeves includes casual use of racial epithets (there's a traveling minstrel show) and blackface as a plot device. Having said all that, it was the racism that kept this from being a 5 star read for me. YMMV. I did love the story and the snappy writing, of course, because it's P.G. Wodehouse and it's the best butler ever, Jeeves, and his hapless employer, Bertie Wooster. This was an especially good story as it involves Jeeves and Wooster separating over an obnoxious musical instrument that Bertie's taken up. Despite that, you can be certain it will be Jeeves who will keep Bertie from bumbling too badly as he dodges marriage-minded papas, heiresses, clueless friends and Bolshevik servants. I wil...
Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: Night of the Scoundrel
Night of the Scoundrel by Kelly Bowen My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Review: The Unlikely Spy Catchers
The Unlikely Spy Catchers by Carla Kelly My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews