Getting Organized: My Journey in Book Reviews

By Lydia Nolan

© November 16, 2025

I am turning over a new leaf today and from this day forward…. Pretty dramatic, eh?Well…

The reviews I post on my other website:

http://www.ibcafe.wordpress.com

are all out of linear order on the dateline. Why? Because I have been so caught up with various duties, life complications, and so forth, that I post in bunches, lacking organization and continuity.

But! Beginning today (even more dramatic, would you say?) I am going to post books immediately after I’ve finished them so that you may have some semblance of continuity in time. That said I will begin on the last book I’ve read and finished, even though I am reading, and do read a few books at the same time. In fact, I am reading two other books at present. One is called “Wrong Light” by Matt Coyle. The other is “The Dead Room” by Robert Ellis, and another Frieda McFadden, “The Housemaid.” I will be reading very soon another book, which has been written by a friend of mine, “Rules of Engagement,” by Claire O’Sullivan… I don’t know why I do this—Oh, wait; yes, I do. I read the Bible in chapters, books, bits and parts, nearly daily. I guess I love the feeling of having conversations with all sorts of beings, but I tend to assess them by my standards of life. That said as well, I read a lot of psych thrillers, literary, sci fi, and Crime. But all of them I assess by my oral standards, in some way or another, within my mind. Thus, my reviews are hearty and honest. I hope you will enjoy reading my reviews and remember that every reviewer, editor and agent had an initial bias—not on purpose, but what they innate subscribe to. They will say they do not, but don’t be fooled; even when you read books you have a perspective of your own filtering through your assessment. Just enjoy our differences, and love those you’re with. 

Signed,

The Editor,

Lydia Nolan, M.Ed, English

AWWWW HECK! I ALREADY FUMBLED THE BALL. OH WELL, IF YOU READ ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND; I ALREADY HAD A NUMBER OF REVIEWS I HADN’T YET UPLOADED, SO THE DATES WILL BE OFF FOR AWHILE, SORRY FOLKS! HOPEFULLY, FOR 2026, I’LL BE CONSISTENTLY POSTING LINEARLY. HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE YEAR 2025!