TCL Joins the Classics Club Spin #ccspin #44!

To find out more about this unique reading challenge, please visit The Classics Club Blog for the rules and link-up post. Yes, I'm continuing to join in on this reading challenge, and enjoying it more and more! Of course I have a longer list than just 20 classic books that I've wanted to read, but … Continue reading TCL Joins the Classics Club Spin #ccspin #44! →

Love an African Adventure?

Book Review for “Mrs. Pollifax on Safari” by Dorothy Gilman. Summary: "Now the incredible Mrs. Pollifax has been sent on a safari to smoke out a very clever international assassin whose next target is the president of Zambia. "Just take a lot of pictures of everyone on that safari," the CIA man told her. “One … Continue reading Love an African Adventure? →

#ShortStorySunday First Impressions, Secondary Consequences.

Book Review for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” by Muriel Spark. Summary: "She was a schoolmistress with a difference. Proud, cultured, romantic, her ideas were progressive, even shocking. And when she decided to transform a group of young girls under her tutelage into the 'creme de la creme' of Marcia Blaine school, no one … Continue reading #ShortStorySunday First Impressions, Secondary Consequences. →

TCL’s Shelf Control #24 – Pity the Poor Book.

Shelf Control is a weekly celebration created by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies, of the unread books on our shelves. Lisa says: "Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more … Continue reading TCL’s Shelf Control #24 – Pity the Poor Book. →

Hm… maybe I should visit again?

Book Review for “Apple of My Eye” by Helene Hanff. Summary: "A celebration of her life-long love for New York, Hanff embarked on this project as an assignment, and realized she had not been to many of the main tourist attractions- the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, the World Trade Center. As make-believe tourists, off … Continue reading Hm… maybe I should visit again? →

A Palm, a Balm, or a Bomb?

Book Review for “A Palm for Mrs Pollifax” by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs Pollifax #4). Summary: ""What we are looking for - aside from the stolen plutonium, Mrs. Pollifax - is evil in its purest form." Mrs. Pollifax was leading a very full life: Garden Club, karate, yoga - and a little spying now and then. … Continue reading A Palm, a Balm, or a Bomb? →

TCL’s #CCSpin 43 #BookReview – Scout-ing for Justice.

Book Review for “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Summary: "'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’ A lawyer’s advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic novel – a black man charged with the … Continue reading TCL’s #CCSpin 43 #BookReview – Scout-ing for Justice. →

TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 7, 2026.

From "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë to "The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax" by Dorothy Gillman. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be … Continue reading TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 7, 2026. →

The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #43 pick for TCL!

Hello, Classics Club Spinners... I'm here to tell you that Our lucky winning number for the 43rd Classics Club Spin is... TWO! According to my announcement post, this means I will be reading... "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. According to Goodreads... "'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but … Continue reading The Classics Club Spin #CCSpin #43 pick for TCL! →

The Last Battle Mystery!

Book Review for “Towards Zero” by Agatha Christie. Summary: "What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an … Continue reading The Last Battle Mystery! →