TechieScrapper: Simply Reading & Reviewing

 Author: Tyler Rhodes Series: Max’s Campervan Case Files -  Book 1 of 15 Book released: 2023 Started: 26 September 2025 Completed: 28 September 2025 Format: Libby, borrowed – do not own Listening time: 6 hours Total pages: 197 pages Star rating: 3.25  Book synopsis/review: This read is very light-hearted about a chef who quit his job and went on the road with his dog, Anxious, making one-pot meals, no stress, and getting back to a simple life.  The life of a chef cost him his marriage and, at times, his sanity.  Max (MMC) Effort (note the pun) was a chef at a Michelin 3-star restaurant, and he has a plan, and he thinks it's a cunning one. Sick of preparing high-class food and despairing of anything served on a slate rather than a plate, he embarked on a tour of the backroads of Britain.  When he realized that he was not winning back his ex-wife, Min, he sold his house and bought a VW campervan.  He heads out on the road wit...

 

 

I just uploaded a new video (https://youtu.be/5pcbAGw-8to).  I am showing how I decorated my personal Hobonichi for September.  Nothing fancy, but it's been a while since I have done one of these videos.  Hope you enjoy. Social Media Links: WordPress: http://techiscrapper.wordpress.com SquareSpace: http://techiescrappersstoryscrap.com/ BlueSky: @TechieScrapper.bsky.social YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@techiescrapper TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@techiescrapper Instagram:  https://instagram.com/techie_scrapper Threads:  https://www.threads.net/@techie_scrapper

 

  The Conditions of Will by Jessa Hastings   Author: Jessa Hastings Genre: Literary Fiction / Contemporary Fiction / Family Drama Themes: Grief, identity, family estrangement, addiction, legacy, love Rating: 4.75 out of 5   The Setup Jessa Hastings trades the high-gloss world of Magnolia Parks for something quieter, more introspective, and deeply affecting in The Conditions of Will. The novel follows Georgia Carter, a 24-year-old lie-detection expert in London who is called back to South Carolina after the death of her estranged father, Will Carter. The death is jarring, but what unravels from it is even more destabilizing—a surprise inheritance left to a stranger, a hidden side of her father, and the reopening of wounds the Carter family buried long ago.   Character Deep Dive Georgia Carter is messy, smart, cynical, and emotionally layered. Her voice carries both biting wit and unflinching vulnerability as she tries to r...