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 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…
The Convenient Marriage
By Georgette Heyer When I started my reread on Audible of this old favorite, (one of the few Georgette Heyers I have an actual visual memory of myself opening it for the first time) I was reminded that it is not a favorite of many Heyer devotees whose opinions I not only respect, but usually…
I’ll Be Seeing You
Follow the Leaves Despite including S’mores, the phrases, “It’s Complicated,” and “ You’ve got this”, I enjoyed this script’s overall intelligent dialogue and sparky banter between the four main characters. The plot as a whole was the usual, unfortunately. Over-planner and career oriented Amy ( check) goes on her journey to work/life balance (check) while communing with…
My Dear Aunt Flora
By Elizabeth Cadell I hope I have this right, but I listened to this on Audible so there is no way I can realistically check my facts. Our narrator, Jonquil, “Jonny” and Phyl grew up together in the same home headed by Aunt Flora along with Phyl’s brothers, George and Hugh. Flora was Jonny’s mother’s…
To Philly with Love
I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia I couldn’t believe it when I saw the actors who were starring in this one. Rebecca Dalton and Stephen Huszar are usually my two least liked Hallmark actors. Together! It just goes to show you how easy it is to confuse the actors with their roles. They were both nice…
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