The Dumpy Duchess

I love reading. So much so that I read a number of different genres. My favorites tend to be mystery, true crime, science fiction/fantasy and romance. One of my favorite authors is definitely Stephen King. The King is a master story teller and he publishes page turner after page turner. Unfortunately, some of his books have given me nightmares. The one that comes to mind is Doctor Sleep. I have nightmares for weeks after reading Doctor Sleep. So, I was wondering, do you find that you have nightmares after reading Stephen King right before you go to bed? I am currently reading Bag of Bones, which is really good, and…

Over the Christmas holiday I am having some issues with roaches and termites. I know it has nothing to do with my live Christmas tree but it is worrying me. I also know that contacting many companies this time of year is not the polite thing to do. I did some research on an Apex pest control company and found a few options. I am a little bit scared to actually call because I feel bad about them coming out and looking at my issue the week of Christmas. So, does anyone know if there is a proper way to get service companies such as a pest control company to address…

For months, The Woman in Cabin 10 has been sitting on my bookshelf. I loved Gone Girl, liked The Girl on the Train and generally entire this type of book. That said, my assumption was the book was about a cabin in the woods and not a cabin on a cruise ship. After reading the first 100 pages, I must say that I am completely enthralled. There are so many storylines that could potentially play out for the main character. If you like “murder mysteries” with a female as the main character, I think you will really enjoy The Woman in Cabin 10. That said, I still have a long…

I just finished ready The Stepford Wives and I have to say that it is very thought provoking. I will go ahead and say there will be spoilers in this post so if you haven’t finished the book or watched any of the movies, stop reading now. So, we know that Joanna is very worried about the other wives in Stepford. So much so that she is willing to leave her husband and kids behind to move away before she gets turned into a “Stepford Wife” or what she thinks is a robot. She has seen, time and again, one of the wives in the town completely change their outlook…