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February Reading Wrap-Up

March 3, 2025

february

Hello, lovely readers! February was an erratic month—probably the new normal, both for my reading and life in America. For the reading, I’m still finding focus to be a problem, but when I have been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: mini-reviews

The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus

February 19, 2025

life cycle

Monday I shared a literary novel I loved and now I’m back with another. The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is the witty, contemporary story of two friends and their freshman year at the University ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, literary

This is a Love Story

February 17, 2025

love story

For someone who’s been leery about literary fiction for the past six months I have two novels this week that epitomize the genre and what I love about it. With Central Park as the backdrop, This ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, literary, marriage

The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

February 13, 2025

stolen queen

A novel that includes the Egyptian wing of the Metropolitan Museum, Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, and ancient Egypt is not one I’m likely to miss out on. Fiona Davis’s The Stolen Queen follows two ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fashion, historical, mystery, vacation reading

The Bones Beneath My Skin

February 11, 2025

bones beneath

After losing his job Nathan finds himself at loose ends. With no attachments in his life he decides to head to the remote cabin in Oregon that his parents left to him to lick his wounds and regroup. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, science fiction, thriller, vacation reading

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