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In Light of All Darkness

November 6, 2023

in light

The Polly Klaas kidnapping and murder in California was thirty years ago, but is still known today as the event that changed how the criminal justice system responds in child abduction cases. Kim Cross documents the aftermath of the Klaas kidnapping alongside the actions of investigators, police, and the FBI in her new book In Light of All Darkness. It was 1993 and 12-year-old ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 20th century, true crime

Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

November 2, 2023

belgravia

I decided to leave the gloom of October behind and start November with an uncomplicated, lovely novel that opens in a time that seems quiet to us, but was tumultuous for those living it. The novel is Belgravia and it begins with a very real event, the Duchess of Richmond’s ball in Brussels in 1815. In history, this glamorous event, attended by some of the highest aristocrats ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, historical fiction, London, vacation reading

October Reading

October 31, 2023

October

October, what a month. So much chaos in the world and the U.S. and none of it is positive. For your sakes, I’ll stick with books here. Suffice it to say, all the madness in the world in the last two weeks of the month left me with the attention span of a gnat  so I have fewer low rated books and more I didn’t finish. But even with that, there were some real standouts this ... Read More...

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

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

October 27, 2023

mercedes

Sorry for the lack of reviews this week, but as a reward for your patience I’m back with the perfect Halloween weekend reading from the master of creepy, Stephen King! Bill Hodges is a highly decorated, newly retired police detective struggling with the depression of living alone without the motivation of his job. There were a handful of cases he and his partner were never ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: thriller

Talking at Night

October 20, 2023

talking

Talking at Night is a love story about Rosie and Will, two young people impacted by a guilt-inducing tragedy when they’re in their teens, but whose feelings for each other continue to push them together and pull them apart throughout their lives. The two couldn’t be more different. Will is the rebellious sort—no interest in school, mysterious. The type of guy high school girls ... Read More...

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

The Sweet Spot

October 18, 2023

sweet spot

When Phillip gets an amazing job in Berlin he offers his rundown, but much-loved brownstone in Greenwich Village to his son and his family. What he doesn’t know is that the house will become the host for a wide array of characters and outrageous situations, including his daughter-in-law’s mother, who shows up unannounced to help out and the young woman they hire because they do ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, vacation reading

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