Category Archives: Reading

If I Tolle You Once, I Tolle You Twice

Posted on 05/09/2018 by chick

Have you ever noticed that once you discover a new word or concept, suddenly you find it all over the place? It’s as if it’s trying to prove its importance, or to cement itself into your memory, or perhaps even … Continue reading →

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Mysterious and Slow

Posted on 05/05/2018 by chick

There was an Internet discussion recently about books from the ’80s. Piers Anthony was mentioned. I read many of his books when I was a teenager. He was both popular and prolific (if I remember correctly, he claimed to write … Continue reading →

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This Is a List

Posted on 03/11/2018 by chick

Below is a list of Barbara Michaels novels. I cobbled the list together from information I found at several websites. It looks as though Barbara Mertz published about a book per year under this pseudonym, for a total of twenty-nine. … Continue reading →

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A Haunting in Cornwall

Posted on 02/12/2018 by chick

Wait for What Will Come by Barbara Michaels Grade: B In Wait for What Will Come, American Carla Tregellas finds out that she has inherited an ancient mansion in Cornwall. There’s not much money for keeping the place up but, … Continue reading →

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Another Haunted House

Posted on 02/03/2018 by chick

Here I Stay by Barbara Michaels Grade: C+ A thirty-something woman named Andrea is in a bad financial situation after her teenage brother Jim (whom she has raised) has a terrible, life-altering car crash. What a fortuitous time to inherit … Continue reading →

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More Bingeing

Posted on 02/01/2018 by chick

Witch by Barbara Michaels Grade: B+ A middle-aged woman’s children have grown up and left the nest, so she goes looking for her dream house, and finds one in nowheresville Virginia. Sure enough, that house is haunted. But it’s not … Continue reading →

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Reading Binge

Posted on 01/30/2018 by chick

I’m on a Barbara Michaels binge. As I joked with my husband, one could get the impression that Barbara Michaels’s stories are all the same. First, a woman moves into an old house, typically in the D.C. area. The house … Continue reading →

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The Journey and the Destination

Posted on 01/27/2018 by chick

Last night I was reading a romantic suspense novel. The main female character was dating a male character who I couldn’t stand. I suspected that he would turn out to be the bad guy. I didn’t care one way or … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2017

Posted on 01/22/2018 by chick

I started keeping track of my reading when I began my blog in 2007. Between then and the end of 2017, I read 498 books. I had hoped to read two more before the new year, just to even out … Continue reading →

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Movies and Books

Posted on 01/18/2018 by chick

People love to talk about movies that are poor adaptations of beloved books. But there are many times when the movies, good or bad, lead us to read the books that they were based on. That’s a good thing. And … Continue reading →

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