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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

April Library Checkout

April 29, 2016

april

Another month gone?! I'd be more worried if we weren't in the midst of spring here in Seattle. Who can worry when everything is blooming?! April was another slow month for new releases so I was able to continue with a lot of April library checkouts. That's going to change in May because I have a lot of upcoming May release books I want to read AND I'll be going to BookExpo ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: library, mini-reviews

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Commitment Issues

April 21, 2016

it's

  When I was young, I got around—reading three or four books at the same time, juggling plots, themes, and characters with abandon, but now I’m a responsible reader—no longer one of those flighty, ‘I’m-going-to-read-around’ kind of gals. Or so I thought, but the last two months have found me playing fast and loose with my reading again. Starting a book, then ignoring it ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, Eastern Europe, historical fiction, India, mini-reviews, Viking, war

March Library Checkout

April 4, 2016

march library

Three months into a new year may be too soon to call a trend, but accuracy has never been a strong suit for me so I’m going to say it: My library reading has significantly outperformed my upcoming-release reading. My March library reading seems to seal the deal. I’m not sure why this is, but an early analysis makes it clear that either 2016 is going to be a slow year for GREAT ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Reading Tagged: library, lists, mini-reviews

The Train for Crazytown Stops Here

March 25, 2016

crazytown

Kind of an aggressive title for a book review post, yes? Honestly, it was the first thing that popped into my head when thinking about the two books today. Based on their titles I thought they would be snack food reads—high in calories but with almost no nutritional value, salty or sweet, and not good for you, but which we all crave from time to time. Instead, both made excess ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, mini-reviews

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