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A Song to Drown Rivers

Catherine — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:42:58 +0000

There is a Chinese folk tale about four sisters so beautiful they could be denied nothing. One of those sisters is Xishi and in Ann Liang’s novel, A Song to Drown Rivers, she is called upon to use her beauty for vengeance and destruction. For Xishi, growing up in a tiny village in the […]

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March Reading Recap

Catherine — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 07:53:02 +0000

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 a streak of 3.5 star books, most of which I can hardly remember reading. […]

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Diva: A Novel

Catherine — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:55:34 +0000

I’ve loved celebrity and pop culture since I was a teen when I would beg my mother to buy me trashy magazines in the grocery store with the promise that I would pay her back (I’m still in arrears on that debt). So even though it played out back in the 1960s I was well […]

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Maame by Jessica George

Catherine — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:40:03 +0000

Maame is an African word for “woman” and the title of Jessica George’s debut novel, but for young Maddie it feels like a yoke on her shoulders. She lives at home as the part-time caretaker for her father. Her mother manages a hostel she inherited in Ghana and only returns to England intermittently. Her older […]

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2022 Wrap-Up

Catherine — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:56:42 +0000

I started 2023 strong with The Light Pirate, a book I found riveting, but before I go full bore into the year, I need to wrap up 2022 as I read a lot more books (180 to be exact) and never reviewed some of them. I’m also going to do something I’ve never done before: […]

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Fun Summer Reading

Catherine — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:25:02 +0000

Hello, lovely readers! Remember me? Remember fun? Let’s pretend I’m sitting on a chaise relaxing by the lake in this photo. Ha. I survived the 2,200 mile drive from Ann Arbor, but am now ensconced in a utilitarian, extended stay hotel that is to put it kindly, dreary. My poor husband tries to manage […]

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Bloomsbury Girls: A Novel

Catherine — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 04:04:48 +0000

Hello! Before I get into my thoughts on the book I need to preface them. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while (thank you!) you know at least two things about me. One, my disdain for books I deem too sweet or cozy. Two, I’m not quiet when it comes to my thoughts […]

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April Reading Recap

Catherine — Mon, 02 May 2022 04:56:38 +0000

April, where have you gone? Actually, the month wasn’t the problem is was the last week when the universe decided to shift from neutral to overdrive in my world. A quick update because it does impact the blog. Our move to Ann Arbor was supposed to be for 5 years, but like anything else in […]

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March Reading Recap

Catherine — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:46:41 +0000

I’m being optimistic with this March graphic as Michigan is mired in low temperatures right now. Earlier we had 70 degrees, but that was a tease from Mother Nature. Now, the sunshine (and reading) are best enjoyed from inside. A circumstance I’m happy to use as an excuse to curl up on the couch! […]

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The Golden Couple: A Novel

Catherine — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:58:17 +0000

On Monday I reviewed a suspense novel I appreciated. Today I’m back with another one: The Golden Couple, the latest from thriller power duo Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. In today’s America of instant gratification why spend years on therapy when there’s a therapist who can solve your problem in ten sessions? That’s Avery Chambers’ […]

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