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July Reading Wrap-Up

August 1, 2023

July

Goodbye, July. It was a busy month of travel, family reunion, and not-so-fun adulting, but overall there was some great reading to be had amongst the gorgeous weather here in Seattle. I’m sorry for you lovelies who struggled with sweltering. One week in Colorado in the 90s was enough to make me overjoyed to return to days in the 70s and nights in the 50s. My favorite kind of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: essays, literary, magical realism, mini-reviews, mystery

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

July 10, 2023

honey

I’d left off reading Jodi Picoult after disliking her last two books and so didn’t read Mad Honey until two readers I trust said I would enjoy it. I listened to them, but this may be the briefest review of a 4 star novel I’ve ever done. Not for a lack of thoughts, but because the plot twists in this story just keep coming until the very end. Given that each is substantive and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, mystery, vacation reading

The Puzzle Master: A Novel

June 20, 2023

puzzle

It’s been a long time since I’ve reviewed a book that I not only loved, but would recommend to everyone I know. The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni is a propulsive novel about a man with an extraordinary gift for puzzles, patterns, and all things numbers who’s pulled into unexpected drama when a prison inmate asks him to meet with her. Mike Brink is a star high school ... Read More...

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

All the Sinners Bleed

June 5, 2023

sinners

  It occurred to him no place was more confused by its past or more terrified of the future than The South. It's always gratifying to watch a new author come into their own. I’ve been reading S.A. Cosby since his debut Blacktop Wasteland and have found his writing getting stronger with each of his novels. His latest, All the Sinners Bleed, is a taut, propulsive thriller ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, racism, social issues, Southern life, thriller

Yellowface: A Novel by R.F. Kuang

May 29, 2023

yellowface

I’ve contorted the truth into such ways that I can, in fact, make peace with it. THIS. BOOK. Yikes. Ostensibly, Yellowface is about June Hayward, an aspiring writer who has quietly seethed as her friend Athena gets the success and accolades June craves. When Athena dies in a tragic accident June uses it as an opportunity to take her friend’s current manuscript for herself. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, literary, mystery, social issues

April Reading Recap

May 5, 2023

april

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 reading may have been off because there was so much fun stuff going on in real life. My brother visited from Ohio and my best friend who I haven’t seen in six years was here from ... Read More...

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

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