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2022 Underrated Gems

December 26, 2022

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Nothing like waiting until the last week of the year to put out best-of lists. Today I want to share five gems that I adored that didn’t get as much love and attention as they deserve. Hopefully, you ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, favorite books, historical fiction, literary, mini-reviews

All the Broken Places

December 5, 2022

What better way to start the last month of 2022 then with a 5 ⭐️ book. It’s John Boyne’s mesmerizing novel, All the Broken Places. Where some novels entertain by skating along the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, Holocaust, literary

Dark Fiction: A Ladder to the Sky

December 7, 2018

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So far this week I’ve reviewed two very dark, but outstanding novels. It’s time to wrap up the week and I’m back with a surprising (to me) author: John Boyne. His last novel, The Heart’s Invisible ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

December 4, 2017

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  Bruno is nine years old and lives with his parents and his annoying sister in Berlin. His father is a very important man in the German army and after his boss, the Fury comes to visit, Bruno ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: childhood, historical fiction, literary, Nazis, WWII, young adult

The Heart’s Invisible Furies

November 7, 2017

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  Cyril Avery’s birth was not a propitious one. He came into the world onto the floor of a tiny apartment, next to the unconscious body of his mother’s roommate, with the roommate’s lover lying ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, coming-of-age, Hogarth, Ireland, literary, social issues

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