Nevermore: Paging Doctor, Girl with Ice in Her Veins, Refuge

 Nevermore 9-30-25

Reported by Rita

 

Paging Doctor...: 50 Emergency Room Cases by  David Berg MD

In Paging Doctor…, Dr. David Berg invites readers into the pulse-pounding, emotionally charged world of emergency medicine. This collection features 50 gripping emergency room cases, told through personal accounts from doctors, nurses, and medical professionals on the frontlines.

For anyone curious about what it truly means to answer the call when lives hang in the balance, this book offers a raw, unforgettable look inside the heart of modern healthcare.

I really enjoyed this book. It was like reading a doctor's notes.     - CD     5 stars

 

The Girl with Ice in Her Veins by  Karin Smirnoff

As unrest simmers in the snowbound town of Gasskas, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are drawn into a web of violence and buried histories involving a murdered journalist, a missing hacker, and Lisbeth's vanished niece, forcing them to confront dangers both personal and political.

I couldn't put it down. The ending seemed a little loose and left me hopeful for another book in the series.      - GP       5 stars

Refuge by Dot Jackson

Mary Seneca Steele spontaneously packs a suitcase, gathers up her son and daughter, and drives away in her abusive and dissolute husband’s brand-new Auburn Phaeton automobile, leaving her privileged life in Charleston behind. It is the beginning of a journey of enlightenment that leads Mary “Sen” to the mountains and mysteries of Appalachia, where she will learn unexpected family secrets, create a new life for herself and her children, and finally experience love and happiness before tragedy will once again test her. 

I really enjoyed the writing; it is very descriptive. I enjoyed it.      -MH     4 stars

 

Other Books Mentioned:

Elephants: Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants by Hannah Mumby

The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Miriam (Treasures of the Nile, #2) by Mesu Andrews

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire

A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer (S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery, #1) by Maxie Dara

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver

No Ordinary Bird: Drug Smuggling, a Plane Crash, and a Daughter's Quest for the Truth by Artis Henderson

The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay

 

New Books:

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival by Stephen Greenblatt

Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser

Street Cats & Where to Find Them: The Most Feline-Friendly Cities and Attractions Around the World by Jeff Bogle