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The No-Show by Beth O’Leary

Catherine — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:49:42 +0000

I’m keeping it simple with another rom-com winner for post-holiday enjoyment reading. Valentine’s Day is supposed to be one of the most romantic days of the year, but for Jane, Miranda, and Siobhan it’s been a big disappointment. Three strangers, each stood up at a different place, but… by the same man. In The No-Show […]

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Let’s Call Her Barbie

Catherine — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:02:02 +0000

As a child of the 60s/70s I was one of the numerous little girls clamoring for a Barbie doll. Much like the opening for the movie Barbie (fabulous, a must see) I’d loved my baby doll to death, but needed something more and Barbie was the dream, but it was not to be for […]

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Last Bit of Summer: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:14:30 +0000

And by last I really mean LAST. Two more days left in August and then it’s September. But doesn’t everyone count Labor Day weekend as summer? I’m going to, even as ready as I am for this summer to be over. Thankfully, my end-of-August reading has been outstanding. More about that later, but today I’ve […]

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Good Rich People: A Novel

Catherine — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:06:24 +0000

”I get so bored sometimes, I think I will do anything to stop it.” In the ongoing efforts to keep my brain distracted but engaged, I moved from fantasy into the darker side of my reading (and my personality?) with a novel I loved, but can only describe as deeply twisted. Good Rich People […]

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May Reading Recap

Catherine — Tue, 31 May 2022 04:52:34 +0000

Wait a minute—is May over? I’m pretty sure I was cheated out of a week. Or maybe it’s just that the bad news is coming at a faster pace, whether it’s the increasing attack on women’s rights or the unrelenting uptick in gun violence. I veer between apathy and a rage that wants to know: […]

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The Book of Cold Cases

Catherine — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:20:23 +0000

Shea leads a constricted life. It’s her only choice after a terrifying childhood incident that shattered any belief she might have had in security. It also placed her at the nexus of a murder, not as a suspect, but as a witness. Now, she lives in the same Oregon town where she grew up, works […]

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For Your Own Good: A Novel

Catherine — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:13:28 +0000

The Teacher of the Year award hanging in Teddy Crutcher’s classroom is his prize possession. He teaches high school English at the exclusive Belmont Academy and while the majority of his students are problematic he still does his best to prepare them for the world ahead. Teddy is one of a varied cast of suspicious […]

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May Reading Recap

Catherine — Mon, 31 May 2021 04:06:55 +0000

I’ve only experienced one Michigan spring, but this May felt very different. We’ve had almost no rain and the temperatures jumped from the 50s to the 80s in days. Ugh. Except, as I write this, the heat is on again (after a/c for two weeks), I’m wearing a sweater and it’s pouring. Go figure. […]

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Darling Rose Gold

Catherine — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:08:22 +0000

I’m hearing from a lot of bloggers and friends that they’re having trouble focusing enough to enjoy reading. Not surprising given what we’re all facing. I’m struggling with it as well and finding that mindless TV is the only distraction that seems to work (more on that in another post). However, I have a recommendation […]

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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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