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Waiting on Wednesday: Mrs. Poe

September 4, 2013

Mrs Poe

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.   Goodreads says: A vivid and compelling novel about a woman who becomes entangled in an affair with Edgar Allan Poe—at the same time she becomes the unwilling confidante of his much-younger wife. It is ... Read More...

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

Dare Me: A Novel

September 2, 2013

Dare Me

  Written with all the hip-popping, hyper-hormonal intensity of teenage girls, Dare Me takes everything you’ve ever thought about cheerleaders and magnifies it tenfold. A group of  girls, part of the most exclusive club in high school, basking in the spray tan glow of their fame, find they’ve just been ‘playing’ at cheerleading when a new, taut, ruthless coach takes over and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, contemporary life, Reagan Arthur Books, suspense, young adult

Sunday Sentence: Living Beautifully

September 1, 2013

Living Beautifully

Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. What the fundamental ambiguity of being human points out is that as much as we want to, we can never say, “This is the only true way. This is how it is. End of discussion.”  ... Read More...

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

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

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