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March Reading Recap

March 31, 2017

March

  I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t tell lion or lamb about March all month. We had warm warms and cold colds. My reading kind of felt the same way. On the one hand I read another 5 star ... Read More...

12 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: Crown, Henry Holt and Company, mini-reviews, mystery, Riverhead Books, suspense

The Fifth Petal: A Novel

February 17, 2017

fifth petal

  I carry no weight, no worth, no influence. I represent nothing. I do not exist…But remember this as you flee: You brought me into existence. I am not the cause, I am merely the ... Read More...

2 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Crown, mystery, New England, paranormal, suspense

The Library at Mount Char

October 30, 2015

library at mount char

  When Carolyn was eight, she and a number of her neighborhood friends lost their homes and families and were subsequently adopted by a man they called Father. And that’s as normal as Scott ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Crown, debut, fantasy, magical realism, mystery

Dead Wake

March 11, 2015

dead wake

When it comes to taking historic international events and looking behind the scenes there are few who do it as well as Erik Larson. Even when the event itself is substantial in its importance he is ... Read More...

5 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, Crown, history, World War I

2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas

December 24, 2014

2a.m. at the cat's pajamas

  Author Marie-Helene Bertino creates an unusual and charming story in 2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas in that while it takes place in the 24 hours before Christmas Eve the only thing Christmas-like ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, childhood, contemporary life, Crown, debut, magical realism

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