by kristinoakley | Nov 10, 2024 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
I was poking around Audible looking for my next great listen when I stumbled on Tana French’s award-winning book The Hunter about Cal Hooper, a retired Chicago cop living in Ireland. This book and its prequel, The Searcher, are both excellent. I enjoyed them so...
by kristinoakley | Sep 1, 2024 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
I intended to review The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton this month, but I want to tell you about my crazy reading schedule instead. I often have the privilege of reading colleagues’ books, sometimes even before they’re published. Many times I’ll swap...
by kristinoakley | May 31, 2024 | Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
About a year ago, I watched the horror movie Knock at the Cabin and thoroughly enjoyed it. When I realized it was based on the novel A Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul G. Tremblay, I had to get the book. I’m a fan of Tremblay’s after reading his A...
by kristinoakley | Apr 6, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I’m reviewing The Hacienda by Isabel Canas and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I had a lot of issues with both books, but while I found it tough to get through The Hacienda, I thoroughly enjoyed Dark Matter....
by kristinoakley | Feb 29, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For February’s Writer’s Book Club, I review The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, narrated by Jack Hawkins and Louise Brealey. In this bestseller, a criminal psychiatrist attempts to treat a woman who murders her husband and then never speaks. I bought the audio...
by kristinoakley | Feb 1, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I decided not to review Starter Villain by John Scalzi. I stopped reading it barely halfway through because nothing was happening. The protagonist asks a secondary character three or four times, “Why are we...
