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July Reading Wrap-Up

July 31, 2019

july

July has turned out to be a schizo kind of month, both for my reading and for life. On the life side it began with all my energy focused on getting us out of Seattle, into an apartment, and getting Seattle house rented out—all by the end of the month. That all came to a stop and I’ll be in our house until October, but it’s left me discombobulated because Jed had to move now for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, mini-reviews, mystery, true crime

What I’m Reading This Week

July 29, 2019

reading

It’s probably not good form to begin a post by making excuses, but here it is: I spent most of last week getting my husband ready to move to Michigan and after he left on Saturday I had no energy left for anything but moping around the house. I did read last week, but nothing that stuck with me enough to review. I’m looking at today as a reset, because I’m going to be living on ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged: historical fiction, literary, women

Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

July 26, 2019

summer

Summer fun reading means something different to everyone. For some it's a chance to finally slow down and sink into longer, deeper reading, but for others it's a time of toss-away reading—books that you're not invested in, that you don't care if they get left behind at the beach, pool, or vacation spot. It's not a bad thing. In fact, it can be a welcome relief after reading ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, historical fiction, humor, mini-reviews, New York City, wealth

Stalled: Mini-Reviews

July 5, 2019

stalled

In the past I’ve done a feature called It’s Not You It’s Me to indicate books I didn’t enjoy but that I believe other readers might like. Today is a bit different because in those cases I finished the books. With these three books I stalled out, set the book down and never came back to it. This is likely due to my personal circumstances—namely moving across country with a lot ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: essays, literary, Russia

Summer 2019 Reading Preview (Part 2)

May 17, 2019

summer

Apparently this summer I have NO self control when it comes to books. I truly believed I would have four picks for today, but found that I had three more July books that fell into the 'look really interesting, but no one's talking about' so I had to add them. For everyone whose TBR is already blowing up, I'm sorry not sorry. Great reading lies ahead!   (7/9, Nan A. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Fiction, Reading Tagged: lists

Summer 2019 Reading Preview (Part 1)

May 15, 2019

summer

It’s only mid-May, but spring training is winding down for book bloggers and it's almost time for the dog days of summer when reading can be hit or miss. The good news is that while summer used to be largely ignored by publishers, there are more new release options than ever. Plenty of these are getting a lot of attention so I'm sharing the smaller books I can’t wait to read. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: books, lists

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