Saturday, September 06, 2025

Week in Review #36



This week I read eight books.

98. Whispers of Shadowbrook House. Rebecca Anderson. 2025. 272 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult historical, adult romance, 3 stars]

Read this if...
  • You enjoy gothic romance
  • You enjoy historical romance
  • You enjoy books with mediums/spiritualists
92. Days with Frog and Toad. An I Can Read Book. Arnold Lobel. 1979. HarperCollins. 64 pages. [4 stars, animal fantasy, early chapter book]

Read this if...
  • You enjoy early chapter books
  • You enjoy books about friendship
  • You enjoy children's classics
  • You enjoy animal fantasy

93. Board book: The Feelings Book: A Touch-and-Feel Playbook. Mike Henson. Miguel Ordonez. 2025. 10 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, board book, touch and feel, interactive]

Read this if...
  • You enjoy board books
  • You enjoy interactive board books

62. Board book: Otter B Helpful. Pamela Kennedy and Anne Kennedy Brady. Illustrated by Aaron Zenz. 2019/2025. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, christian board book]

Read this if...
  • You are looking for Christian board books
  • You enjoy books strong on morals

63. Board book: Otter B Honest. Pamela Kennedy and Anne Kennedy Brady. Illustrated by Aaron Zenz. 2025. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, christian board book]

Read this if...
  • You are looking for Christian board books
  • You enjoy books strong on morals

64. Board book: Otter B Brave. Pamela Kennedy and Anne Kennedy Brady. Illustrated by Aaron Zenz. 2025. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, christian board book]

Read this if...
  • You are looking for Christian board books
  • You enjoy books strong on morals
65. Teach Me to Pray: Praying God's Word from A to Z. Kristen Wetherell. 2025. 112 pages. [Source: Review copy] [4 stars, children's book, prayer book]

Read this if...
  • You are looking for a prayer book for children
  • You are looking for Christian children's books

66. Last Light Over Galveston. Jennifer L. Wright. 2025. 356 pages. [Source: Library] [christian fiction, historical fiction, survival story, 4 stars]

Read this if...
  • You enjoy historical fiction
  • You enjoy survival fiction

Century of Viewing #36

2000s
  • 2001 Star Trek Enterprise, season 1. I really enjoyed rewatching this one. It has been almost two decades since I watched the show. I LOVE some of the characters. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the dog.
  • 2009 Primeval Series 3. MANY twists and turns this season...and quite a cliffhanger season.
2010s
  • 2011 Primeval Series 4. The show had been canceled after series 3. Series 4 happens 'one year' later on the show, quite a few years later in real life. MANY new characters, new stories. Took a while to get used to the new stuff. But still enjoyable more than not.
  • 2011 Primeval Series 5. This series had some GREAT episodes in it. There were some great lines in it as well. Definitely enjoyed it. Wish less episodes had been bug-focused. But definitely glad I watched this series.
  • 2017 Batman vs. Two-Face. Animated movie starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, and William Shatner as Two-Face. It was quite good. Definitely enjoyed it. I wish there had been more Batman animation starring the original cast of the 1960s series.
  • 2018 City of Lies. I don't want my time back. I don't. But this one was out of my comfort zone. Johnny Depp plays a police detective haunted by a case that the higher ups wouldn't allow him to investigate and solve.
2020s
  • 2024 Great British Baking Show, season 15. It is what it is. I have a love-hate relationship with this show. I don't like the host or the judges, but, seeing the contestants cook is pleasant and it is something I can watch with mom.
  • 2025 Thursday Morning Club. Murder mystery set in a retirement village; four friends solve a cold case murder AND a new murder. It is based on a book. I wish I'd read the book first. But I am on hold for it.

Alphabet Viewing #6


A Admirable Crichton
B Big Fish
The China Syndrome.
D
E Enterprise (Star Trek)  Star Trek Enterprise, season 1. I really enjoyed rewatching this one. It has been almost two decades since I watched the show. I LOVE some of the characters. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the dog.
F First Contact
G The General.
H Home.
I Insurrection (Star Trek)
J -- Johnny Mnemonic.
K
L
M Murder by Death
N
O
P Primeval Series 1 and 2 and 3, 4, 5
Q
R Return of the Caped Crusader (Batman).
S Slipper and the Rose
T Thursday Murder Club. Murder mystery set in a retirement village; four friends solve a cold case murder AND a new murder. It is based on a book. I wish I'd read the book first. But I am on hold for it.
U
V Valley of Vision
W
X
Y You Can't Run Away From It.
Z


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