By Jean Grainger (Author), Siobhan Waring (Narrator) An Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin You will truly get to know Mags Munroe before this book is over, and not just her “worries” (which are many and varied), but all about her inner thoughts, her family, her coworkers, the townsfolk, and the large family of Travelers (gypsies) who live nearby.…
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Shines of Gaiety By Kate Atkinson Historical Fiction 391 pages Published September 27, 2022 by Doubleday Canada ⭐⭐⭐⭐ In 1926, while still recovering from the Great War, the London nightlife was thriving. In the clubs of SoHo, you’ll find everyone from dignitaries to gangsters spending their evenings together…
by Dianne Ascroft A Short Story Review by Jackie Houchin (Dianne Ascroft’s Cozy Mystery Short Story is part of the Deadly Traditions: A Cozy Mystery Christmas Anthology, by Justine Maxwell (Author), Gayle Leeson (Author), & 8 more See the other stories and authors at the end of this review.) Mistletoe and Murder revisits the small Canadian town of Fenwater, where Ascroft’s…
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged – Paul Moxham (Author, Publisher), Anne-Lise Kadri(Narrator) THE MYSTERY OF SMUGGLERS COVE is a fun kids’ adventure-mystery book. It’s the beginning of the 20-book Mystery Series by Paul Moxham. Dire situations to overcome on every page will keep readers holding their breaths and rapidly turning pages, to see what’s next, and how will…
by Dan Smith (Author) An Book Review by Jackie Houchin Wow! What an adventure! Impossible to put down. A 12-year-old boy, on the even of his birthday, goes into the dense forest of Northern Finland to hunt with the tribal bow and arrows. He is to bring in some trophy to prove he is a man. A…
by Lucy Strange (Author, Narrator), Scholastic Audio (Publisher) An AUDIOBOOK REVIEW by Jackie Houchin This mesmerizing read was actually impossible for me to turn off once I started. (I listened way past midnight.) Both the evocative writing of the story itself, and the perfect narration (by the author, Lucy Strange) make THE GHOST OF MIDNIGHT LAKE an…
A Christian Essay by Jackie Houchin Who am I? Who are YOU? We humans define ourselves in relation to other people, places, and things. I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a wife, a mother, a grandmother. I am a homeowner, a neighbor, a Little Free Library curator. I am a believer, a member…
by Lyle W. Dorsett (Editor), Marjorie Lamp Mead (Editor) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin LETTERS TO CHILDREN by C.S. Lewis is a delightful collection of short notes and letters that the “Narnia” author wrote to children in answer to their letters over a period of about nineteen years, from 1944 – 1963. Lewis received thousands of letters…
Anne Youngson (Author), Helen Lloyd (Narrator) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin This sweet, rambling story made me smile throughout. Adventure, new settings and situations, plus fascinating people over a broad spectrum of life stories. Never a dull moment even if it is in a slow-moving boat along a map work of canals in rural England. I loved…
by G. B. Pool A book review by Jackie Houchin G.B. Pool has written a suspense thriller that will raise your pulse, quicken your breathing, and have you sitting on the edge of your chair. And if you have claustrophobia, get nervous when you go down into caves, or are afraid of large creatures in…
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