Author: Davida Chazan

I have been writing on-line content (reviews and articles of all kinds) since about 1998. Since 2013, I've been specializing in writing book reviews. Aside from my blog, I write reviews for Book Browse, Curious Book Fans, and have a blog on the Times of Israel on-line newspaper. If you have a book you want me to read and review, please send me a brief summary (including genre and age group of the target audience) and if I'm interested, I can accept ARCs in all formats including PDF, ePUB and mobi.

TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 4, 2023.

From “Passages” by Gail Sheehy to “Women on the Front Lines” by Debbie Zimelman. This is a monthly link-up hosted by KateW at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be … Continue reading TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for March 4, 2023. →

TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #37 – March 2 – March 29, 2023.

What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed several of these meme on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that another fellow blogger, Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme for her blog. Then … Continue reading TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #37 – March 2 – March 29, 2023. →

#LetsDiscuss2023 #3 – Reviewing our Ratings – #DiscussionSunday

The question this time is all my own, after my last #ThrowbackThursday pick: Do you ever look at your old reviews and want to change your opinion and/or star ratings for them? Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions. I do not expect anyone to agree with anything here, and in fact, I'm certain that many … Continue reading #LetsDiscuss2023 #3 – Reviewing our Ratings – #DiscussionSunday →

The Lie Detector.

Book Review for “Only May” by Carol Lovekin. Summary: "Listen. The bee walks across my finger, slow as anything and I can see through the gauzy wing, to the detail of my skin. 'You aren’t looking in the right place.' If you look her in the eye and tell a lie, May Harper will see … Continue reading The Lie Detector. →

Cannabis Confections.

Book Review for “A Half-Baked Murder” by Emily George. Summary: "Formally trained pastry chef Chloe Barnes is opening a cannabis bakery. That’s not at all what the twenty-eight-year-old envisioned while living the dream in Paris with a hot fiancé and a Michelin star restaurant gig around the corner. But the rising “it girl” of choux … Continue reading Cannabis Confections. →

TCL is Going Abroad, again!

See you later, alligators! This is just a quick post to let you all know that by the time you read this, I'll already be in the air on a trans-Atlantic trip. Where will I be? In the US - Texas and California. What will I be doing there? The primary reason is to go … Continue reading TCL is Going Abroad, again! →

Sweetgrass Mystery.

Book Review for “By the Rivers of Babylon” by Mary Glickman. Summary: "Joe and Abigail Becker, a Jewish couple from Boston, have inherited a house on Sweetgrass Island in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Though they feel like fish out of water, the couple is excited to give the South a try--and maybe even find it a … Continue reading Sweetgrass Mystery. →

TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for February 4, 2023.

From “Trust” by by Hernan Diaz to “The Address” by Fiona Davis. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be connected to … Continue reading TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for February 4, 2023. →

TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #36 – February 2 – March 1, 2023.

#TopTenTuesday – Jan 31, 2023 – Freebie!

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns … Continue reading #TopTenTuesday – Jan 31, 2023 – Freebie! →