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July Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:40:17 +0000

My surprise over the disappearance of July probably comes as no surprise as I seem to lament how quickly the months go on a regular basis now. It’s a disconnect from the feeling that we’re years into this president’s term based on the chaos and toxicity. The only thing keeping my poor psyche from exploding […]

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June Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:32:35 +0000

That’s it for June, another month in the books (sorry couldn’t resist). We’ve been fortunate here in Seattle with weather that’s been chillier than usual, but with plenty of sunshine. For someone who doesn’t like too much heat it’s been perfect. Apologies to all of you sweltering in various parts of the country. It’s also […]

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January Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:20:19 +0000

Anyone else have a tough reading month in January? Who knows whether it was because I had so much amazing backlist reading over the holidays or the fact that none of the new January books panned out for me. Either way, I’m not sorry to say goodbye to this first month of 2024. Let’s go […]

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Holly by Stephen King

Catherine — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:53:31 +0000

I know many people have moved towards cozy holiday reading in the last month, but my reading has remained varied and a little bit dark. So, I have a compromise today: a book with a Christmas-y title, but written by the master of suspense and horror. It’s Stephen King’s Holly and while it won’t warm […]

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Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Catherine — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:25:33 +0000

Sorry for the lack of reviews this week, but as a reward for your patience I’m back with the perfect Halloween weekend reading from the master of creepy, Stephen King! Bill Hodges is a highly decorated, newly retired police detective struggling with the depression of living alone without the motivation of his job. There were […]

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February Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:59:20 +0000

The roller coaster that was my January reading ground to a halt in February. I can’t even blame the weather because Michigan has had one of its most mild winters (so far!) in years. Instead, it seems as if it’s something larger in the air because most of the readers and bloggers I know reported […]

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December Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 08:44:09 +0000

This post should be subtitled: Library Reading, because 90% of what I read this month was library books. December is slow month for new releases and for someone who reads ‘professionally’ it is like school vacation. Suddenly, instead of having to refer to a spreadsheet to see what I’m supposed to read next I just […]

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Hell Hath No Fury: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:58:59 +0000

OK, OK, the real quote ends with “like a woman scorned”, but I’m taking creative license and dropping “scorned”. I’ve spent much of the last year in a rage-y haze thanks to 1) a misogynistic Congress determined to take away every right women have and 2) learning that there are a lot of men […]

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Doctor Sleep: A Novel

Catherine — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:53:33 +0000

If you are one of the five people on the planet who has never read Stephen King let me bring you up to speed. He is the prolific writer of some of the all-time scariest books in history. The only way I was able to read The Shiningwas when I worked in a manufacturing […]

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11/22/63 by Stephen King

Catherine — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:54:32 +0000

Writing a review about a Stephen King book feels almost as daunting and futile as deciding to climb Everest. What is left to say that hasn’t been said by professional reviewers the world over? His background, writing style, mental stability and more have been discussed and dissected ad nauseam so I won’t go there. […]

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