Audiobook Reviews: 4/5 stars Treasure: Seed Savers by S. Smith

Audiobook Reviews: 4/5 stars Treasure: Seed Savers by S. Smith

  Summary: Two siblings, Dante and Claire, go on a journey to find a place where they can be safe from an overbearing government, a place where people can grow real food without fear.   Additional Comments: – The premise – that genetically altered, government sanctioned plants and processes have taken over America – is…

Awesome Audiobooks: 4.5/5 Crane by Stacey Rourke narrated by Karen Krause

Awesome Audiobooks: 4.5/5 Crane by Stacey Rourke narrated by Karen Krause

  Content warning: Language; graphic violence (Sorry about the name spellings. I heard the audio version.) Summary: Ireland Crane moves to Sleepy Hollow/ Terrytown to get away from a disastrous romance. What awakens in her when she gets there is much, much worse.   Additional Comments: – There’s a good deal of snark in the…

Audiobook Reviews: 4/5 The Time Pedaler by Michael Maxwell and Tally Scully

Audiobook Reviews: 4/5 The Time Pedaler by Michael Maxwell and Tally Scully

  Summary: Chant Baker finds and old time machine in the basement of his parents’ shop. He uses it to visit a few key spots in history and solve a small mystery. Additional Comments: – It’s middle grade appropriate. – I’m not big on time travel books in general because logic always messes with my…

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 10: Flight Home; US vs. UK Observations

Left to Right: Wellington Arch; a plane filling up with passengers at Heathrow airport; A picture of the map on the plane charting our progress. Note about the last picture: I really wanted to know what Google would say over the Atlantic Ocean. Apparently it just says the date. Such a letdown. Everywhere else, it…

Awesome Audiobooks: 4.5/5 Sink or Swim by Stacy Juba

Awesome Audiobooks: 4.5/5 Sink or Swim by Stacy Juba

  4.5/5 Fame’s not what Cassidy thought it would be Summary: Cassidy’s stint on a hot new reality TV show, Sink or Swim, propels her into unwanted stardom and earns her a stalker. She misses the million by five points, but still winds up with more attention than she’d like.   Additional Comments: It’s a…

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 9: Westminster Abbey, Namco Funscape, Churchill War Rooms

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 9: Westminster Abbey, Namco Funscape, Churchill War Rooms

Left to Right: Westminster Abbey; A Letter from King George to Winston Churchill asking him not to go to the staging grounds of D-Day. Last Day to Play: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Westminster Abbey Found my way to the right station no problem, but got turned around and couldn’t actually find the abbey for a…