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May Reading Recap

May 30, 2025

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May turned into quite a month for my reading and beyond. There’s plenty to share, but for now, I’ll stick with some of the books that stuck with me (and a couple that missed the mark).   Daniel is a criminal profiler who works finding serial killers. He’s chosen this line of work because he’s haunted by having seen an abducted boy at a highway rest stop when he was ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical, mini-reviews, rom-com, thriller

The Angel Maker by Alex North

March 3, 2023

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Anyone else dealing with blah reading recently? I don’t know whether it’s the joy (not!) of dealing with tax prep, but I’ve DNFed two of the last 3 books I started. So, I thought it necessary to wrap up the week with the one book I could not turn away from. If you need reading that will pull you out of your head and onto the page then look no further than The Angel Maker by ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: horror, mystery, thriller, vacation reading

Creepy December

December 13, 2019

I realize December is supposed to be a month of comfort and joy, but for whatever reason, my reading has taken a seriously creepy turn. Maybe it’s because I’m reading mostly backlist books, meaning I go to the library and whatever catches my eye I borrow. So, thrillers have the best covers? Who knows. Here are two novels that left me wonderfully freaked out and buried in books ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mini-reviews, mystery, suspense, thriller

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