Bumblebee Book Reviews
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Accidental Private Eye
Saturday, March 22, 2025
The Crime Brulee Bake Off
***
PG
{SM}
Could Recommend but Probably Won't
I have seen this author around for as long as I can remember but, looking back, I was surprised to see this is the first book of her's that I've ever read...at least since I have been recording what I read. And now that I have read something of her's, I don't know that I will be reading any more. Unless, maybe, she continues with this series which has a fun premise. I was extremely disappointed in the quality of writing. I feel bad saying that but I felt like it hadn't been to the editors yet. And now I am really self conscious of every sentence I write because, for all I know, I write the same way. So, I will just say that I didn't love the writing but I did like the storyline. I gave it a {Subject Matter} rating just since it dealt with murder but it was really very clean.
Based on everything, I could recommend it because it is clean and kind of a fun story, but it's not one I will be rushing to go tell a friend about simply because of the lack of writing finesse.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
The Westing Game
****
PG
tiny bit of {L}
Easily Recommend
I first read this book many years ago. I stayed up super late to finish it and when I finally put it down I said, "What?" and went to sleep. The next morning I woke up and started reading from page 1 again. I was so baffled and fascinated that I had to try and understand how she had done what she did.
Recently I have been thinking about this book again and had a hankering to reread it. With my memory being the way it is, I was able to go into it almost as if I had not read it before. There was one facet that I remembered from the get go that helped me not be AS blown away at the end this time around. It was still amazing though! And to add to that, I read in the introduction that Raskin starts out writing without having a plan in mind...just comes up with the plot as she writes! That is crazy and incredible to keep in mind when you read The Westing Game!
So, there is one instance of the Lord's name being taken in vain and that is it for {Language}...which, is quite a miracle in my eyes. There are a few, juvenile type references to a dead man rotting away, alone in a house... that is mostly why I didn't feel like I could give it a G rating.
Such a well written, fascinating story with fun characters!
I recommend this to anyone who loves a mystery!
Monday, March 10, 2025
Man's Search for Meaning
Bleak House
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Lady Glass
***1/2
PG
Easily Recommend
Wow! It has been a long time since I have read a book!
I started reading Bleak House several months ago and quickly realized, because it is such a heavy one, I was most often reaching for my other fiction book over it. So, in order to finish it, I told myself I wouldn't start any other fiction until I finished Bleak House. I did quite well with that for quite a while but then I caved and started this one. I took it really slowly, with many gaps between chapters so I may have had a different experience with it had I read it more quickly.
However, that said, I did enjoy it!
Of course I loved the mystery element. I felt like the main characters were well developed and interesting. I DID feel a little bit like there were too many secondary characters that could be important but when learning about them I wasn't sure if they would be so I didn't pay close attention. I kind of glazed over on who was who when they were introduced and it proved a bit of a problem at the end. Oh well, again, it could have been that I read it over the course of a month+.
Interesting premise and nothing that I objected to that I can remember :)
I could easily recommend this book!
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
An Inconvenient Letter
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**** PG {UM} Easily Recommend Kristy Cambron is a master! I love her stories! This one did not disappoint! As usual, she is jumping betwe...
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****1/2 PG a tiny bit {TMP}, {SM} Easily Recommend Oh boy! It's been a while since a book has touched me as much as this one did. Esp...
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**** 1/2 PG {UM} Whole Heartedly Recommend This is the sequel to Lady of Bolton Hill and in my opinion it is even better! I love this book...