Subject 375 by Nikki Owen
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Barnes and Noble offered this for the Serial Reads selection for Nov 2019. C'mon Amazon, let ebook edition show up when I look through editions.
The author tells the story with an unreliable narrator because Maria has Asperberger's on the Autism spectrum. This is an origin story and first part of a trilogy.
I am not interested in reading any more from this trilogy.


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One Zentangle a Day: A 6-Week Course in Creative Drawing for Relaxation, Inspiration, and Fun by Beckah Krahula
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book provided so much more than 1 zentangle a day because it gave at least 3 new tangles plus a suggested zentagle and new information about tanglenhancers. It was more advanced that my current understanding. I only finished 16% of the book at the end of 3 weeks, and I was unable to renew it through my library's Hoopla app.


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Sketching with Markers by Thomas C. Wang
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was an easy read, and there are ideas for practice.


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The Easy Low Sodium Diet Plan and Cookbook: Quick-Fix and Slow Cooker Meals to Start (and Stick To) a Low Salt Diet by Christopher Lower
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My favorite quote, "You are not giving up foods you love, just changing them."


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He Needed Killing by Bill Fitts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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The Last Bride in Ballymuir by Dorien Kelly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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The Titanic Secret by Clive Cussler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I eagerly anticipate books written by Craig Johnson. I am glad he finished up the storyline from the last book, and we can get back to Wyoming.
I recommend it to fans of the series.


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The Long Way Home by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the last book in Snelling's "A Secret Refuge" series.
I am a fan of Snelling's historical fiction.


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What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this despite a friend who told me she was confused by the content and she did not like it. I understand part of her objections: it is written with more stream of consciousness than other books by Barr, plus the stream of consciousness narration may be unreliable. Is the unreliability because Rose has Alzeheimer's or because Rose has been drugged by someone unknown to her for unknown reasons? I also think my friend was also confused by many of the allusions used by Rose while she is thinking and many of the shorthand communication between Rose and Mel that is never fully explained in the text. Because I am the same age as Rose, I think I was more likely to understand some of the tv and movie references than my friend was. For example, I was an avid watcher of Kung Fu so I understood the terms of affection when Rose calls Mel, Grasshopper, and when Mel calls her Gigi Rinpoche as being between student and elder teacher.
I recommend this book because I enjoyed it.


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Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir   Eyal
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was attracted to the title because when I do research for my hobby of genealogy, I am often distracted by what my fellow genealogists call BSO-Bright, Shiny Objects-that we often find, are curious about, and follow a trail for hours while the original task remains incomplete. It is usually because the original task is rather boring (trigger for discomfort) documentation which needs done; but it does not satisfy my curiosity the way new information does (reward).
I learned a lot from this book about internal triggers, external triggers, and ways to acknowledge what my priorities really are.
I recommend it to all readers because I believe all readers can recognize we have more opportunities for distractions and others who try to hold our attention for longer than we might chose to let them (in the words of newscasters, more after these messages.)


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My Spiritual Journey by Dalai Lama XIV
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book was free with my subscription to Prime.
This is contains many of his speeches, and thus it becomes repetitive.


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The  TV Detective by Simon Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook has been in my Nook library since I downloaded it from Barnes and Noble when it was offered for free in 2012.
It was entertaining and I enjoyed the characters.
I recommend it to any readers who enjoy mysteries.


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 Sisters of the Confederacy by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm a fan of books by Lauraine Snelling.


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The Art of Visual Notetaking: An Interactive Guide to Visual Communication and Sketchnoting by Emily  Mills
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Now all I have to do is practice daily and build my icon library. This book was fun.


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The Brushstroke Legacy by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoy this author's historical novel series.
This combines both present day restoration and the story of her ancestor who came to this house as a housekeeper.
I recommend it for all readers.


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Joy of Zentangle: Drawing Your Way to Increased Creativity, Focus, and Well-Being by Suzanne McNeill
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had not heard about zentangles before finding this book at my local library.
I used the patterns in this book during Inktober 2019 to do an ink zentangle each day in October.


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