This post is my 2,000th post on this blog. I started it during the days of COVID when I dusted off the files containing the reviews I’d posted while writing at Epinions […]
Five Years and 2,000 Posts
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Movie Review: Chicago Joe and the Showgirl – What’s Real and What’s a Fantasy?
Written by David YallopDirected by Bernard Rose This is one of those movies that had the potential to be very, very good. Unfortunately, director Bernard Rose takes the script, which is already […]
Audiobook Review: Hide by Lisa Gardner – D.D. Warren’s Thrilling Case
This is the second book in author Lisa Gardner’s series based on Boston Police Detective D.D. Warren. D.D. is a very independent and capable female detective who is most known for her […]
Book Review – Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America by Gerald Early – Exploring the Legacy of African-American Baseball Players
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Ten Speed Press, author Gerard Early, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on […]
Audiobook Review: Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell – A 90s Medical Mystery
This is the second book in Patricia Cornwell’s series centered around Kay Scarpetta, who is the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Virginia. I don’t know if it’s common for medical […]
Book Review: All I Ever Wanted by Kate Hewitt – Exploring Surrogacy and Family
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and author Kate Hewitt for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Audiobook Review: Killing Floor by Lee Child – Getting to Know Jack Reacher
Having never picked up any of the acclaimed Jack Reacher novels, I decided to start the series and see how it goes. Killing Floor is the first book in the series that […]
Book Review: The Bone Clock by Andrew James Greig – When the Past Doesn’t Stay Buried…
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing, and author Andrew James Greig for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased […]
Audiobook Review: The Precipice by Paul Doiron – An Appalachian Trail Mystery
I’d already read all of the books in author Paul Doiron’s series about Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch. I’ve received an advanced reader copy of several of the more recent ones and […]
Book Review – The Fairbanks Four: Murder, Injustice, and the Birth of a Movement by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue – And Justice For All?
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks, and author Brian Patrick O’Donoghue for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review […]
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