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Christa Comes Out of Her Shell

May 24, 2024

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Christa is a scientist who studies snails on a small isolated island. She’s perfectly happy with a life free from people thanks to a childhood spent in the spotlight. Her father was a world-famous ... Read More...

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

Last Bit of Summer: Mini-Reviews

August 29, 2022

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And by last I really mean LAST. Two more days left in August and then it’s September. But doesn’t everyone count Labor Day weekend as summer? I’m going to, even as ready as I am for this summer to be ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, mini-reviews, new adult, women

November Reading Wrap-Up

December 2, 2021

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Goodbye, November, hello, December! Did anyone else find November to be a rather placid month? It went a bit faster, but as I age I always think that. I just can’t remember anything extra good or bad ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: memoir, mini-reviews

Other People’s Houses

August 9, 2021

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After a July of aggressively dark reading I gave myself some mental respite by starting August with two light backlist novels. I reviewed The Bestseller on Friday and today I’m happy to start the week ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, humor, marriage

Backlist Beauties: Mini-Reviews

October 29, 2020

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Last week I was supposed to start reading another fall new release novel. It's even one I'm looking forward to, Ken Follett's The Evening and the Morning, but the thought of 900 pages made my brain ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, relationships, women

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