Just a gathering
of my book
and movie reviews
from recent years.
These are my Book and Movie reviews I have written for Goodreads, Amazon, and IMDb. They are mostly Women’s fiction and mysteries in books, because that’s what I read now. In movies, I usually only review TV movies, where my thoughts don’t get lost in the shuffle among hundreds of others. Most of what I read and watch have one thing in common: They have upbeat hopeful endings with justice prevailing and closure achieved. Call me crazy.
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The Greek Aisle
Who Ate the Baklava? This was set on the beautiful Island of Corfu, Greece. There was not much of a plot because the gorgeous photography of not only the countryside, but the picturesque little seaside town held center stage. And The Food. Many scenes took place in a family restaurant or in the kitchen and the…
The Paris Match
by Kate Clayborn Layla, a doctor who has been divorced for a couple of years, accepts an invitation to the Paris wedding of her young ex-sister-in-law who was like a little sister to her. Paris is important to her whole ex-family, in fact, it is where Jamie and she spent a happy honeymoon. She is…
Lift Me Up
By Milly Johnson I did enjoy this long short story/novella. It is a pretty typical Milly Johnson novel only instead of 3 women sharing the spotlight, we have just one. I had just finished a reread of one of her older novels and went right into this one. So yes, although some of her characters…
All’s Fair in Love and Mahjong
Oy Vey! This movie received a lot of backlash after the promotional poster was revealed last month (see left). There are 5 main cast members and only ½ of one of them is of Chinese extraction (Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, who is half Scottish and half Chinese). And non-traditional tiles. I will leave the outrage and…
The Mother-in-Law
by Sally Hepworth I’m not warm, I’m not especially kind. But I can be strong. I believe this is the first book of Sally Hepworth’s that really made it big. It’s the one that brought her to my attention. Despite great reviews, I avoided it for a couple of years, reading instead 2 later books…
Kentucky Roses
Ups and Downs What we have here is somewhat of a dual time line plot, but not really. The main event is definitely the present day story set around the Kentucky Derby. Certainly one of the most timely Hallmark movies ever. I mean, day of, and only an hour later than the actual event. Hallmark…
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