en-US Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:25:32 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7412196554 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:25:32 -0700 /review/show/7412196554 Pat gave 2 stars to Thief in Retreat (Sister Agatha, #2) by Aimée Thurlo
slow slogging

Took me several tries to finish it. Most nuns today do not consider themselves brides of Christ. Yes, she’d say her office…but without a book? ]]> Review7625196846 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:14:45 -0700 /review/show/7625196846 Pat gave 2 stars to The Witching Hour (Dandy Gilver Book 16) by Catriona McPherson
childish?

On and on …so much talking one forgets any clues at all. I prefer facts and let me work it out. This seemed to me to jump all over…I’d get bored and do something else…maybe it’s my fault but I had great difficulty following the story line. ]]> Review7574299910 Fri, 16 May 2025 11:24:23 -0700 /review/show/7574299910 Pat gave 3 stars to Five For Silver: A John, the Lord Chamberlain Mystery (John, the Lord Chamberlain Mysteries Book 5) by Mary Reed
a totally strange story

I thought I’d read books by this duo before. Perhaps not. Or this one is an odd man out. Anyway…it was strange. ..hard to follow …strange unfinished ending…not sure if I want to read more by them or not. ]]> Review7559508928 Sat, 10 May 2025 22:38:24 -0700 /review/show/7559508928 Pat gave 3 stars to Return to Umbria (Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries Book 4) by David P. Wagner
a good read.

I would prefer less specifics about his meals. But the stories read well otherwise…I like learning something about other societies than my own. I suspect the series is true to what is true in Italy. I like that. ]]> Review7538419011 Fri, 02 May 2025 20:53:12 -0700 /review/show/7538419011 Pat gave 4 stars to Dover: The Collected Short Stories (A Dover Mystery Book 11) by Joyce Porter
easy reading.

Humorous, clever I enjoyed these. Certainly not a Dorothy sayers or Paul Doherty or…many other good mystery writers. But if you’re looking for light, silly reading. These will do. They cheer me up and the short story format makes them perfect for a short cheerful read before bed. ]]> Review7082806218 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:31:31 -0700 /review/show/7082806218 Pat gave 2 stars to The Bookstore Sisters (Kindle Edition) by Alice Hoffman
]]> Review7449627686 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:00:14 -0700 /review/show/7449627686 Pat gave 2 stars to The Jewels of Paradise (Kindle Edition) by Donna Leon
definitely not my favorite Donna Leon

I felt the book was anti faith, my faith, Catholicity. And it was a long long way to get to the end. I don’t see any point to the story, which makes me wonder if there’s something about the book and its subject matter that I don’t know. Good luck to other readers. Perhaps you’ll love it. ]]> Review7429082791 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:20:04 -0700 /review/show/7429082791 Pat gave 3 stars to An April Shroud (Dalziel & Pascoe #4) by Reginald Hill
a good mystery

Well with reading mom heading to Amazon to see about any bargains on his other books. I’d one before and hadn’t liked it. This one I really liked. ]]> Review7423787938 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:25:42 -0700 /review/show/7423787938 Pat gave 3 stars to Roman Count Down (Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries Book 6) by David P. Wagner
an ok read.

Too much description of food for me. And the solutions to the mysteries don’t follow proper investigations. Many more questions should be asked of those they spoke to. And I’m not sure why any young man should expect to have a date with a gorgeous woman every night. He meets a woman, they’re seemingly supposed to fall for him.
But…I have enjoyed reading two of his books now. ]]> Review7418702516 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:48:49 -0700 /review/show/7418702516 Pat gave 3 stars to A Funeral in Mantova (Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries Book 5) by David P. Wagner
I enjoyed reading the book

I enjoyed reading the story. But I felt like some of it didn’t make much sense. I’m of two minds about reading another by this author. ]]>