Tag Archives: Sharon

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Posted on October 21, 2016 by bseat

Have you ever wondered about the road not taken? I do! I wonder what would have happened if I had taken my speech professor’s advice and joined my college debate team. Would I have ended up where I am today … Continue reading →

Posted in Existential Sc-Fi Thriller, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

Posted on October 14, 2016 by bseat

J.D. Vance grew up in Middletown, Ohio and the Appalachian town of Jackson, Kentucky. Looking at just the outline of the author’s personal story:  His grandparents, “dirt poor and in love,” move to Middletown in order to escape the poverty … Continue reading →

Posted in History, memoir, Non Fiction | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati

Posted on October 7, 2016 by bseat

In December of 1792, Elizabeth Middleton and her brother arrive in the American colonies to join their father in the small village of Paradise, New York. After their mother’s untimely death, Elizabeth and Julian, as young children, had been sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Series | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Eileen, A Novel by Ottessa Moshfegh

Posted on September 30, 2016 by bseat

“My name was Eileen Dunlop…I was twenty-four years old and had a job that paid fifty-seven dollars a week as a kind of secretary at a private juvenile correctional facility for teen age boys…In a week I would run away … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Mystery, Suspense | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Return by Michael Gruber

Posted on September 23, 2016 by bseat

What would it take to galvanize you to do what you had put off doing for most of your life? What would it take to make you think that now was the time to seek vengeance from those who inflicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Mystery, Suspense, Thriller | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Posted on September 16, 2016 by bseat

Lo Blacklock has been given the chance of a lifetime.  She is going on the maiden voyage of the exclusive cruise ship, Aurora!  With only a handful of rooms and no expense spared, this is a cruise ship that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Mystery, Suspense | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

Posted on September 9, 2016 by bseat

Rhoda Janzen realized her marriage had ended when in the middle of the night the phone rang and her husband’s male lover asked to speak with him. Soon after that Rhoda was in a car accident leaving her seriously injured. … Continue reading →

Posted in memoir, Non Fiction, Self-help, Spiritual, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Last One by Alexandra Oliva

Posted on September 2, 2016 by bseat

She thought this would be a great opportunity. She just felt she needed to do this one more thing before she settled down and had children. Her husband was supportive and encouraged her to do it. The producers of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Suspense | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

Posted on August 26, 2016 by bseat

In 1631 Sara de Vos became the first woman member of the artist Guild of St Luke in Amsterdam.  Known for her lovely still lifes and other indoor scenes, Sara quickly made a name for herself.  But one evening Sara … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Extreme Prey by John Sandford

Posted on August 12, 2016 by bseat

Lucas Davenport, was enjoying his time working on an addition to his cabin when he gets a call from Mitford, the chief of staff to Governor Elmer Henderson. Since Davenport left the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, under less than ideal … Continue reading →

Posted in Detective novel, Fiction, Series, Suspense, Thriller | Tagged , | Leave a comment