Tag: Book recommendation

Book Recommendation – Everyone On this Train is a Suspect

You may remember that I stumbled on Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone last year and I just loved it! You can find my review of it here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2023/02/24/book-recommendation-everyone-in-my-family-has-killed-someone/ I have been waiting a long time for the follow up sequel - Everyone on This Train is a Suspect. Thanks to the good … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Everyone On this Train is a Suspect →

Book Recommendation: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

I mentioned this book a few days ago, and I finally finished it. I really enjoyed this one. It was such a unique mystery. I may have posted the Goodreads synopsis, but here it is again: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle →

Book Recommendation: The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

I have just finished this wonderful book and there are many words I could use to describe it: warm, funny, sad, thought provoking, emotional, happy, and ... magical. This was such an easy read and such a great story. It is a fictional story, but I found myself wanting to meet the characters in real … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride →

Book Recommendation: The 9th Man by Steve Berry

I've been fascinated by the JFK assassination since I was a kid. My grandmother had a book on her shelf that was called 4 Days. It had many pictures from November 22, 1963. There were plenty of photos that I had never seen before. I spent countless hours looking at that book. When we had … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The 9th Man by Steve Berry →

Book Recommendation: My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry

“Having a grandmother is like having an army. This is a grandchild's ultimate privilege: knowing that someone is on your side, always, whatever the details. Even when you are wrong. Especially then, in fact. A grandmother is both a sword and a shield.” - Fredrik Backman After reading Backman's Anxious People, many people who were … Continue reading Book Recommendation: My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry →

Book Recommendation – Killers of Certain Age

I was pleasantly surprised while reading this book. Admittedly, I was drawn in by the title. I looked it up on Goodreads and after reading about it, decided to give it a shot. Here was their synopisis: Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their lives as the deadliest … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Killers of Certain Age →