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The Bone Season

August 30, 2013

Boene Season

The last time I read a YA book, I was a young adult. OK, not true, I read Hunger Games, but who didn’t? I saw The Bone Season at Book Expo America and thought I’d give it a try, partly because it sounded interesting and partly because it was the first in a seven part series which means, if I like it, I’m assured of future reading (running out of books is a very real book-aholic ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, debut, dystopia, fantasy, London, science fiction, young adult

Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives

August 28, 2013

Troubled Daughters

Apparently, I’m getting all adventurous and flexible in my old age. Penguin Books was kind enough to send me a new anthology of crime fiction short stories. Crime? Short stories? Neither is a genre I read. I don’t look down on them either, but there are only 24 hours in a day. So, it was with great surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed myself with Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, Penguin, short stories

Waiting on Wednesday: Mother Mother

August 28, 2013

Waiting On Wednesday (WOW) is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights an upcoming release I'm eagerly anticipating at The Gilmore Guide to Books.   This week it's Mother Mother by Koren Zailckas. Release date is September 17th.   From Goodreads: Josephine Hurst has her family under control. With two beautiful daughters, a brilliantly ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Fiction, Reading Tagged: Waiting on Wednesday

Sweet Thunder

August 26, 2013

Sweet Thunder

In Sweet Thunder, Morrie Morgan and his new wife Grace are still on their year-long honeymoon when they get called back to Butte, Montana. A former boss is giving them his home, a grand old mansion. The only caveat is that he, Sam Sandison,  is now their tenant in this massive new home. For Morrie, a wandering sort of fellow who won his fortune betting against the White Sox in ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1920s, book clubs, historical fiction, Riverhead Books, the West

Sunday Sentence: Sweet Thunder

August 25, 2013

Sweet Thunder

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen.   I thought again what an achievement a book is, a magic box simultaneously holding the presence of the author and the wonders of the world.   ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: quotes, Sunday Sentence

The Kingmaker’s Daughter

August 23, 2013

The Kingmaker's Daughter

  I’ve already professed my love for the work of Philippa Gregory so I’ll keep this brief. I reviewed The White Princess two weeks ago which chronicles the end of The Cousins’ War and the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. That was book five in the series, which I read knowing I had missed book four, but that I would return. For the last three days I did. The Kingmaker’s Daughter ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 15th century, book clubs, England, historical fiction, Touchstone

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