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August Library Checkout

August 26, 2016

library checkout

  After a bit of a drought in July, when I was otherwise occupied, I found my way back to the library in August.    Read                   For such a small book The Mother exerts a powerful pull. It covers the London trial of a 16-year-old accused of killing a 15-year-old. Both boys ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: book clubs, library, mini-reviews

Take It or Leave It: Contemporary Life

August 3, 2016

summer

Contemporary life almost always makes for good fiction, but needs to be done right. That’s why the 'take it or leave it' theme today. I recently read two light fiction novels and only one struck the right note.   Take It Nine Women, One Dress by Jane Rosen fits perfectly from beginning to end. The title is fairly self-explanatory, but in case you want to be ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, debut, Doubleday, mini-reviews, New York City

July Reading Wrap-Up

August 1, 2016

Based on the calendar I know it was summer, but the only way I believed it was hearing from friends and family how they were melting away in intense heat. Seattle hovered in the 60s or lower for most of the month. I'm not complaining except it is nice to actually see a pedicure when you've gotten one and when it stays chilly I wear socks. Weather aside, what a month. I can ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: books, library, lists, marriage, mini-reviews, movie, thriller

It’s a Mystery: Mini-Reviews

July 27, 2016

mystery

  My timing may be off for conjuring all things creepy and mysterious, but somehow these three books found their way to me in the last month and I didn’t want to delay sharing them. And honestly, if all you read in the summer are beachy, light reads you’ll get bored. Sure it’s great to be scared on a dark and stormy night, but it’s just as fun when you’re sitting in broad ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Grand Central Publishing, mini-reviews, mystery, social issues, St. Martin's Press, suspense, Touchstone

Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

July 13, 2016

summer fun

Let's face it, this is not the time of year for War and Peace. Actually, I'm not sure there's ever a time for War and Peace, but that's another post. Right now, if you're lucky, you're sunning and funning so your reading should reflect that. If you're trapped somewhere cold and miserable (like the office) then after work you still need to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Brooklyn, chick lit, mini-reviews, Riverhead Books, Simon & Schuster

Wealthy Women: Mini-Reviews

May 6, 2016

wealthy women

  It’s no secret I like sorbet reading—the kind of fiction that is light on the brain and cleanses my mental palate for the heavier novels that linger in my heart and mind after I’ve finished them. This could also be called chick-lit, but while I think that’s a fun term I know there are plenty of women that think it's offensive. Political correctness aside, what I’m ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1920s, 1950s, chick lit, family saga, fashion, London, Manhattan, mini-reviews

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