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January Reading Wrap-Up

January 31, 2018

january

  It may be a new year, but my 2018 reading is starting off much like 2017—disappointing new releases and powerhouse backlist books. I bought Sarah’s Reading Tracker so am hoping to be able to quantify my reading missteps and make better choices. Until then, here’s what worked and didn’t work in January.   I’m able and willing to read novels with multiple ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, mystery, Viking

The Rock Your Reading Tracker: Life Just Got Easier

January 19, 2018

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Happy Friday, everyone! Am I the only person who is a bit freaked out that January is more than halfway over? I’m still trying to figure out my goals for the year! Nothing so grand as resolutions—which I’m just contrary enough to want to break within a few weeks anyway—just thoughts about how and where I’d like to go with my life this year. Now, more than ever, attention must ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: books

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

January 12, 2018

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    Telling you that Christopher J. Yates’s new novel, Grist Mill Road, is about a boy who ties up a girl and shoots her forty-nine times with a BB gun while his friend watches is not a spoiler, because Yates makes it the first page of the novel. It’s simply his way of making sure he’s got your attention. It is also not the crux of the novel. For that he has a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, Harper, mini-reviews, mystery, Picador

Winter 2018 Books I’m Ready to Read

January 1, 2018

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  Hello, kittens! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season full of relaxation and fun. Mine was quiet and lovely. In years past I’d say I was happy to leave an unpleasant year behind because the new one could only be better, but I don’t feel that way these days. 2018 is likely to be more of the same and I, for one, am saddened and angry. Not for myself, because I’m very ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: books, lists

December Reading Wrap-Up

December 28, 2017

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  So ends December and 2017! It was not an easy year. Initially, books didn’t even help but eventually reading became my escape again (to the tune of 183 books read). 2017 ended strong with November providing me with some of my favorite books of all time. December was a bit more hit or miss, with what I read below. You can check out my favorites for the year here and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: debut, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, mystery, thriller

Festivus: The Airing of Grievances

December 22, 2017

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  Now that I’ve gotten the sugar and spice and everything nice posts about best and favorite books out of the way I’m going to channel my Frank Costanza curmudgeon and embrace his cherished anti-Christmas holiday: Festivus. If you’re a Seinfeld fan then you know what I’m talking about and if you’re not you can google it. The important thing to know is that one of the key ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: debut, lists

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