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November Mini-Reviews

November 21, 2019

All of the book love from Monday’s review of The Starless Sea really took it out of me so I’m giving myself (and you) a word break for the rest of the week. Today is mini-reviews—three very different ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: coming-of-age, historical fiction, literary, memoir, mini-reviews

February Reading Wrap-Up

March 1, 2019

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February—what a month! On the personal side there was what was known in Seattle as Snowmageddon: 10 days when we were slammed with 3 different storms that left us with 15” inches of snow, unplowed ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, historical fiction, literary, magical realism, mini-reviews

Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella

February 12, 2018

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With Valentine’s Day coming up this week it felt like the perfect time to review a new novel about marriage from an author I love. Surprise Me  by Sophie Kinsella is about a couple who have been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, humor, marriage, Random House

Nonfiction November 2017: Fiction Nonfiction Pairings

November 9, 2017

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  The week two event of Nonfiction November is to pair a fiction book with a nonfiction one on a similar subject. Kind of fun for those of us who use our reading as a springboard to learn more ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, fashion, historical fiction, lists, mini-reviews, social issues, women

My (Not So) Perfect Life

January 20, 2017

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  Oh, happy day! Sophie Kinsella is back and she still has her fingers on the pulse of the twenty-something woman (and the older women who often like reading about them). To anyone who knows me, ... Read More...

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

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