The Clock Strikes Midnight by Joan C. Curtis is a tale of revenge and of putting things right, a story of hidden truths. Janie Knox wants to live her life quietly in Savannah with her life-partner Sue-Anne. Twenty years earlier, following the imprisonment of her stepfather for killing her mother, she packed up and left […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner Goldfinch–Fair to Partly Cloudy
I was really looking forward to reading Goldfinch. The hype around it as well as wonderful responses from my reading friends, left me anxious to read it. Often with a book that I know will be good, I save it. I always like to have a good book waiting in the wings. Did this Pulitzer-Prize-winning […]
Ordinary Grace is Far from Ordinary–A Book Worth More Than 5 Stars
“ Sometimes, you’re given a story. It comes, just comes, and it’s so compelling that it haunts you until you’ve written it #ordindarygrace #wnkentkrueger #joancurtis Click To Tweet For me, that was “Ordinary Grace”…I put everything I know about storytelling into this book,” said William Kent Krueger about his 2014 Edgar Award winning novel. Many […]
A Delicious Book–My Review of The Husband’s Secret
A friend recommend that I read The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. She suggested that it might be a similar suspense/mystery as my release The Clock Strikes Midnight. Well. . . I would hope that my book is as good a read as Moriarty’s. I found her writing fast, clean and well-thought out. She not […]
Those Who Enjoy a Good Mystery Will Enjoy The Clock Strikes Midnight
Five-Star Review from ReadersFavorites! Reviewed by Jeffrey Brooke-Stewart for Reader’s Favorite With The Clock Strikes Midnight, Joan Curtis has written a true page-turner. The plot follows a successful businesswoman named Janie as she takes a journey back over her life. The diagnosis of terminal cancer (given on the opening page, so no plot spoiler there) […]
Outstanding–This Book is An Essential Read for Any Interviewer
Five-Star Review on Amazon for Hire Smart and Keep ‘Em 5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding: this book is an essential read for any interviewer!!, August 26, 2012 By CarrieElle – See all my reviews This review is from: Hire Smart and Keep ‘Em: How to Interview Strategically Using POINT (Hardcover) I’ve been involved in interviewing and hiring sales […]
Review–Wicked Autumn by GM Malliet
Wicked Autumn debuts in a typical English village with the first sentence grabbing my attention: Wanda Batton-Smythe, head of the women’s Institute of Nether Monkslip, liked to say she was not one to mince words.” Captivated by this sentence, I kept reading. The author paints a very nice picture of the English village full of […]
Who are these People Who Award the Man Booker Prize?
Okay, so maybe I’m missing something here. But, I’ve read several finalists and winners of the Man Booker Award and have been profoundly disappointed. Apparently the award goes to the best fiction writers internationally, but I have to wonder what the judges are thinking. I recently finished Snowdrops by AD Miller. Let me tell you […]
