Author Archives: bseat

Suspect by Scott Turow

Posted on November 18, 2022 by bseat

There are some authors who consistently produce good books that are interesting, surprising and well written. Turow is one of those authors. I have never read a book of his that was disappointing. He is able to constantly reinvent himself … Continue reading →

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Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Posted on November 11, 2022 by bseat

While I have been recovering from knee surgery I have found that anything I read needs to keep my attention even when my pain meds are waining in there effectiveness and must be fun enough to make  me smile or … Continue reading →

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The Magician by Colm Tóibín

Posted on November 4, 2022 by bseat

I was intrigued by all the hype about this book and decided to put aside some of my reservations and read it. This is a novel about Thomas Mann, the Nobel laureate and author of A Death in Venice and … Continue reading →

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Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern

Posted on October 28, 2022 by bseat

As I have been recovering from knee replacement surgery, I have found it absolutely essential to have books which are compelling to read. Because of the pain, the brain fog induced by medications and just the overall malaise you feel … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Posted on October 21, 2022 by bseat

Somehow I missed all the hype about this book when it came out in 2020, but I am sure glad I finally found it! There is a little bit of everything in this book- romance, fantasy, mystery and suspense. Yet, … Continue reading →

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Slowly but surely….

Posted on October 14, 2022 by bseat

I’m recovering, but PT is exhausting! Hope to be back to blogging soon! Brenda

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Taking a hiatus…

Posted on October 7, 2022 by bseat

I just had knee replacement surgery last week so am feeling a bit under theweather! I will be back as soon as I can! Brenda

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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Posted on September 30, 2022 by bseat

Alternative history novels are always interesting. They let us speculate about what might have happened or what might have not happened if only one thing were changed. Barnhill, however has gone way beyond that and has imagined a whole new … Continue reading →

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The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

Posted on September 24, 2022 by bseat

For Nell Young maps are everything. As the daughter of map specialists she was raised among dusty drawers filled with maps, some vividly detailed and some spare and utilitarian. She had hoped to follow in her father’s’ footsteps as a … Continue reading →

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Dead Lions by Mick Herron

Posted on September 16, 2022 by bseat

This is the second book in the Slough House (Slow Horses) series about M-I5 agents who are exiled from the front lines because they screwed up, were exposed or were forced out because of political infighting. This is such an … Continue reading →

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