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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

January 8, 2021

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I’m a fan of modern retellings of classics. I realize they can risky and there are times they don’t work (I’m looking at you Anna K), but when I saw someone was taking on Jane Eyre I was ready. The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, mystery, wealth

EarthEater: A Novel by Dolores Reyes

November 20, 2020

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An unnamed young woman lives in the barrios of Argentina with her older brother and her aunt. They have recently buried her beloved mother and her father has left. She responds to the need for answers ... Read More...

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

We Came Here to Forget: A Novel

November 16, 2020

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It seems to me that you lose yourself quickly, and that you lose others little by little.   Katie Cleary is on top of the world—almost literally. An alpine downhill racer she’s won an Olympic ... Read More...

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White Ivy: A Novel

November 13, 2020

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In an effort to have a better life Ivy’s parents move from China to America without her, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother until she was 5 years old. Then her parents send for her. White ... Read More...

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The Holdout: A Novel by Graham Moore

October 14, 2020

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All “guilty” votes had to be alike in reasoning. But all “not guilty” votes could be for different reasons and still reach the same results.   Courtroom dramas are a staple in fiction, but ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, mystery, suspense

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