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Waiting for the Night Song

January 15, 2021

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We first meet Cadence ‘Cadie’ Kessler as she’s illegally harvesting mountain pine beetles off a tree in the New Hampshire forest. A researcher, she needs proof that the beetles have arrived to their ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, debut, mystery, social issues

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

January 8, 2021

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I’m a fan of modern retellings of classics. I realize they can risky and there are times they don’t work (I’m looking at you Anna K), but when I saw someone was taking on Jane Eyre I was ready. The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, mystery, wealth

The Holdout: A Novel by Graham Moore

October 14, 2020

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All “guilty” votes had to be alike in reasoning. But all “not guilty” votes could be for different reasons and still reach the same results.   Courtroom dramas are a staple in fiction, but ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: crime, mystery, suspense

September Reading Wrap-Up

October 2, 2020

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  I’ve been tired of 2020 in virtually all my end-of-month posts, but Justice Ginsburg’s death in September pretty much broke me. I found some solace in reading, but some of my nonfiction ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, lists, mini-reviews, mystery

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

September 18, 2020

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In my post about the fall books I was ready to read I made special note of my excitement about Fredrik Backman’s new book, Anxious People. The novel is about a group of eight people held hostage by a ... Read More...

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