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Penitence: A Novel

February 3, 2025

penitence

When Penitence begins 13-year-old Nora is alone in a jail cell after turning herself in for killing her 14-year-old brother. An opening like this has the heft to carry a traditional thriller/mystery ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, family, literary, mystery

The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz

November 18, 2024

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More devious, delicious, escape reading! The Sequel is just that, the sequel to Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel The Plot. Anna Williams-Bonner is the widow of critically acclaimed author Jacob Bonner. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, thriller

March Reading Recap

April 1, 2024

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My March reading is a wrap, but I have a question: would you rather have highs and lows in your reading or a steady diet of good? You can probably guess where I’m going with this. I ended the month on ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: mini-reviews, mystery, thriller, true crime

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

February 16, 2024

fury

When actress Lana Farrar finds her mood dragged down by London’s dreary weather she does what any of us would, invites her friends for a weekend away on her private Greek island. All right, probably ... Read More...

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June Reading Recap

June 30, 2023

June

This June recap is a little special. Monday, July 3rd, is my mother’s 85th birthday and I want to give her the biggest shout-out I can because aside from being a wonderful mother, this blog, the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical fiction, suspense

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