Mike Omer ~ Please Tell Me

Amazon First Read.  Started on 1/15/24.  I really like his style of writing so I think this may be a good one. 1/24/24 and I finished the book today.  I couldn’t put it down.  It got to the sweet spot where everything started coming together and just WOW!
Robin, a single woman therapist, is helping a kidnapped victim.  The doll house is giving her clues.  Kathy, the victim, doesn’t speak so all the clues have to come with how she plays with the doll house.  Nathaniel, a cop, is helping Robin with finding the kidnapper.  This one was pretty dark.
I liked the book a LOT!  Giving this one a 9/109 Days to complete.

 




MRM ~ Nelson’s Chocolate Orange

12/1/23 (Day 1)
2 lbs Golden Lake Honey
2 tsp Sweet orange peel
4 g Fermaid O
DV10 yeast
O.G. = 1.074 9.8% possible
Spring water up to (a little more) a gallon

Mixed all ingredients, shook the bejesus out of it and pitched yeast.

12/4/23 (Day 3)
I added 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient and shook.

12/22/23 (Day 21) Stabilized
1/2 tsp metabisulfite
1/2 tsp Sorbate
1/2 cup Nibs toasted at 350 for 10 minutes
1 campden tablet
Racked

12/28/23 (Day 27)
Chocolate comes through nice.  Needs more orange flavor and sweetening.  Added 1/2 oz more sweet orange peels.

1/4/24 (Day 34)
Racked off orange peels and nibs.  Added about 1 cup orange juice and 1 pound of Trader Joe’s Organic Unfiltered Honey from Uraguay.  Gonna let it oak for about a week.  F.G. = 1.041 after back sweetening.  9.8% ABV.
1/17/24 (Day 47)
Bottled today.  I got 3 full bottles and 5/8 of a small bottle.  Labels printing at work and will label tonight.

 




James R Benn ~ Death’s Door (Book 7)

Started on 1/1/24.  Back to an old friend. 1/14/24 I finished the book.  14 days.

Billy, Kaz and Big Mike are sent to the Vatican.  There was a murder of a priest.  Billy has to rescue Diana, find the killer and stay alive.  He does a great job of all three of those.  This was a really good book.  There were a lot of names and priests and a lot of talk about Vatican City.  I can’t wait to start the next book.

Giving this a 8/10.




Gillian McAllister ~ Wrong Place Wrong Time

Started this on 12/21/23.  I think I should be able to finish this before the end of the year.  I’ve only been reading one night and I’m already about 15% into the book.  Is she having De Ja Vu or is she a time traveler?

I finished on 12/31/23.  10 Days.  Not to shabby but the book was really (and I mean REALLY) good.  Jen watches as her son commits a crime.  Her and Kelly (her husband) are heartbroken.  Jen wakes up the next morning…..in the past.  How far back will she go?  What needs changed in order to save Todd (her son) from committing this crime?  Well it’s a long ways.  Book is very well written.  Had me guessing until the very end.  Ending is great.