DDS Reviews

GET GRIBNITZ June 29 - July 24, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Howard Gimple, master of the comedy thriller, takes on the world of advertising in his funniest, snarkiest, most entertainingly irreverent book yet. Stew Gribnitz is a brilliant advertising copywriter with impulse control issues, an utter disdain for authority, and an unresolved demi-Oedipal complex (he’d like to murder his father but has no sexual designs on his mother).

Nerdplay is the kind of book that feels like a warm hug for anyone who’s ever found their people in an unexpected place. What I loved most was the camp’s welcoming atmosphere. The found-family dynamic is wonderfully done, creating a space where everyone can embrace their interests without judgment. The quirky supporting cast adds plenty of charm, making the camp feel like a community you’d happily move into if fictional real estate were a thing. Cricket and Charlie were equally delightful.

THE MIDAS TOUCH June 29 - July 24, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: National Treasure meets Jack Ryan in THE MIDAS TOUCH July 19, 1799. Napoleon’s armies advance into Egypt. In the steaming desert sands, his explorers unearth an astounding discovery: The Rosetta Stone. The tablet, cracked and incomplete, will eventually answer mysteries about ancient Egyptian history, culture, and science.

THE VANISHERS June 15 - July 10, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: Megan Foley knows she saw the little boy. So why does everyone at the perfect seaside house insist he never existed? The house was perfect. That was its first lie. When Megan and her husband Patrick accept an invitation to spend the summer at a luxurious house share in Stone Beach, Connecticut, everything seems too good to be true. The rent is absurdly low. The host, Mrs. Monahan, is attentive to the point of unease.

The Answer Is No is one of those rare books that somehow manages to be hilarious, insightful, and deeply relatable all at once. Every time I read it, I find myself loving it just as much as the first time. There’s something about Lucas that feels uncannily familiar. His desire to be left alone, his bewilderment at the strange social expectations people place on one another, and his quiet determination to protect his carefully constructed life all resonate far more than I probably should admit.

I did not realise till I sat down to create the post banner, that co-incidentally I have decided to post the reviews of three mystery novels that all have something to do with architecture (even if in different ways) and all three are translated fiction! I did not read them one after the other, and read different genres in between. The only thing I did do consciously was to decide to put three mystery novels for my third mini series post.

THE OLD CRANBERRY LADIES GARDEN CLUB June 1 - July 10, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Connecticut, 1833. A year after Chester Cranberry's unsolved murder, the town that he founded continues to suspect that his wife, Elcira, ended his life.

TRAFFICKING IN MURDER June 8 - July 3, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: When a Boston TV crew comes to Provincetown to shoot a segment at the Race Point Inn, owner Sydney Riley takes it in stride… until one of the producers mysteriously disappears. The missing producer soon winds up murdered, miles away, the corpse gruesomely displayed in a Wampanoag graveyard. Worse, a bizarre note on the body implies Sydney is responsible! Meanwhile, a beautiful young Wampanoag woman has also gone missing.

LIES TO FOREVER June 1 - 26, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: First they stole her trust. Now they want her life. April Manning’s generous nature has always been a gift, and her greatest weakness. After being scammed out of her life savings by a trusted friend, April is left with an eviction notice and one last hope: reclaiming her position as an interior designer at her old architectural firm, even if it means a showdown with head architect Hunter Ellis, her cheating ex.

How to Live your life offers its readers a few gentle truths, that somehow leave you feeling lighter than before. Made up of short, thoughtful chapters on love, friendship, dreams, luck, time, and happiness, it’s a book you can finish in under an hour. Yet many of its reflections linger long after you’ve turned the final page. Bond has a remarkable gift for expressing profound ideas in the simplest words, proving that wisdom doesn’t need to be complicated to be meaningful.