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Blue Sisters

Catherine — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:27:34 +0000

Often a dysfunctional marriage makes the bonds between siblings stronger than usual. This is the case for Avery, Bonnie, Nicky, and Lucky Blue, whose childhood was spent in one such household in Coco Mellors new novel, Blue Sisters. As adults, they embraced vastly different lifestyles, but had maintained their closeness until Nicky died. Her loss […]

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By Any Other Name

Catherine — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:51:29 +0000

If you’re a reader of Jodi Picoult’s novels then you know to expect meticulous, thorough research on whatever subject she’s writing about. She is also a pro at exploring both sides of complicated issues in an evenhanded way. Now, only one of these two statements is true in her latest book, By Any Other Name, […]

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The Book of Fire

Catherine — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:41:10 +0000

A forest fire, set by a developer to clear land for a hotel, ends up decimating a small Greek village, leaving the remaining residents awash in the ashes of loss and grief in The Book of Fire. For Irini, Tasso, and their young daughter, Chara, the pain is even greater as it comes with the […]

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November Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:12:40 +0000

It’s odd to say, but for the most part November felt like a normal month. So, either I’m acclimating to chaos or my memory has blanked out the month. What I do know is that it was a Wild West rodeo for my reading. There was the fun of getting to read whatever I […]

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September Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:54:20 +0000

September has come and gone and with it, the last weak bits of Seattle summer. Shorts and tees have been packed away and I’m back to layering clothes and wearing fuzzy socks. No complaints, I love all things soft and warm—in my clothes. In my books, not so much. Still, September was a month of […]

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April Reading Recap

Catherine — Fri, 05 May 2023 07:27:39 +0000

What to say about my April reading? Not much, as it felt like a very blah month. I only finished 11 books, I DNFed 3, and I no 4 or 5 star ratings among the new releases I read. What’s happening?! My reading may have been off because there was so much fun stuff going […]

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Best Books of 2022

Catherine — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 08:12:15 +0000

I’m going to cut to the chase: it was a challenging year for my reading. Not due to a lack of options, I just lost my reading mojo for a while. However, there were 8 books that broke through my broken brain and gave me all the pleasure I look for in my reading. […]

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Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Catherine — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:14:21 +0000

There’s always a lot of excitement when a new Taylor Jenkins Reid novel comes out, but this year the hype is ramped up by its timing. Carrie Soto is Back is about a former Grand Slam titlist coming out of retirement to defend her record. This week the U.S. Open begins with the intense buzz […]

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Upgrade: A Novel by Blake Crouch

Catherine — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:16:20 +0000

As summer winds down, it’s time for one last hurrah of propulsive, can’t-put-down, vacation reading. For me, it was Upgrade by Blake Crouch. In the novel, Agent Logan Ramsey shares his troublesome past and the present that’s shattered his life as he knew it. It’s an unspecified time in the future and he’s on the […]

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Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett

Catherine — Fri, 27 May 2022 04:34:02 +0000

A daughter who’s a natural healer, a father who’s experiencing hallucinations from whatever inside his brain is killing him, a missing woman, and a small New Hampshire town with a cemetery filled with a vocal community of dead people are the core for Annie Harnett’s new novel, Unlikely Animals. Despite the seriousness of the subjects […]

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