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May Reading Recap

May 31, 2024

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May was a lovely month for books and for spring in Seattle. We had a great mix of rain and sunshine—kind of like my reading. Of the books I read the majority were successful and either reviewed or will be reviewed. Sadly, this means all I have left for this recap are the books that I didn’t like as much.  But I do love the gorgeous lilacs in this graphic so there's ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: cultural, literary, mystery, suspense

The Wolf Wants In

August 5, 2019

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Blackwater is a town hovering near Kansas City; a place of farmers and granaries.  It’s also one of those small towns with big problems. The opioid crisis is taking its toll, a little girl has been murdered, her father is missing, and another young man has seemingly died of a heart attack at age 36. There are two women tied to these events in Laura McHugh’s novel, The Wolf ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, family, literary, Midwest, mystery

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