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Lost and Found in Paris

September 14, 2023

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When her husband of ten years informs her that he has 5-year-old twin sons and wants to integrate them (and their mother) into their lives, Joan Blakely realizes it might be time for a change. Broken ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, Paris, vacation reading

April Reading Recap

May 5, 2023

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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 ... Read More...

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

2022 Wrap-Up

January 5, 2023

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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 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, historical fiction, literary, mini-reviews

Cover Story: A Novel

April 18, 2022

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It’s a happy Monday—I’ve  got an easy 5-star, fun, tear-through novel that I literally started and finished in one day because I couldn’t stop reading. Cover Story, based on the Anna Sorokin scandal, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, debut, Manhattan, new adult

Shadows of Pecan Hollow

February 17, 2022

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Kit is 13 when she decides to abandon being abandoned. She’s been in foster care since she was a baby, in more homes than she can remember, but none of them has been good. Or even decent. She’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1970s, coming-of-age, debut, historical fiction

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