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June Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:32:35 +0000

That’s it for June, another month in the books (sorry couldn’t resist). We’ve been fortunate here in Seattle with weather that’s been chillier than usual, but with plenty of sunshine. For someone who doesn’t like too much heat it’s been perfect. Apologies to all of you sweltering in various parts of the country. It’s also […]

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The Trees by Percival Everett

Catherine — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:15:21 +0000

Percival Everett’s novel The Trees is a dark and darkly humorous look deep into the foul, blood-clogged engine of racism. Set in a small Mississippi town locked in the 1950s, the death of two good ole boys has left residents stunned. Not because they were particularly liked (they were not), but because the crimes are […]

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Fun Summer Reading

Catherine — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:25:02 +0000

Hello, lovely readers! Remember me? Remember fun? Let’s pretend I’m sitting on a chaise relaxing by the lake in this photo. Ha. I survived the 2,200 mile drive from Ann Arbor, but am now ensconced in a utilitarian, extended stay hotel that is to put it kindly, dreary. My poor husband tries to manage […]

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Riots I Have Known

Catherine — Mon, 20 May 2019 07:12:04 +0000

Sometimes a synopsis can come out of nowhere and make you pick up a book you never thought you would, but it’s a dicey proposition because marketing people are wily devils. Their entire purpose in life is to seduce. But it still doesn’t quite explain why I thought a novel about a Sri Lankan male […]

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Radiant Shimmering Light

Catherine — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:09:20 +0000

Lilian is trying to live her best life, but utilizing her ability to see animals’ auras while painting pet portraits is not working out. She can’t even earn enough to pay the rent on her Toronto apartment. She feels stymied and trapped so when her cousin Eleven (formerly Florence) Novak invites her to New York […]

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The Dreaded DNF: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:58:16 +0000

There is more than one reason for not finishing a book. Sometimes it’s a case of ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me‘. Other times it’s the right book at the wrong time. And then, there are the cases when neither of these apply and it is more basic: life is too short for me to keep […]

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Last Bit of Summer: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:14:28 +0000

This week is it—the last bit of summer. At least, the traditional vacation aspects of it, because who knows how much longer summer-like weather will last? Either way, I’m ready for it. The past two weeks have been unpleasant, with an air quality rating in Seattle worse than Beijing’s thanks to wildfires in Canada and […]

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The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll

Catherine — Wed, 16 May 2018 07:25:38 +0000

There is a book for every mood and sometimes, your subconscious knows what you need better than your thinking mind. I had no idea how hungry I was for flat-out over-the-top drama until I finished Jessica Knoll’s newest novel, The Favorite Sister. I was drawn to the book by its premise—a reality TV show about […]

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8 Books I Loved in 2017

Catherine — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 08:34:09 +0000

Every year I (and almost every book blogger I know) put together lists of our favorite books of the year. Almost everyone I know has already put their lists out there, but I have not been able to rally to the task because in the 5+ years I’ve been a blogger it’s never been […]

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Fitness Junkie: A Novel

Catherine — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 07:39:41 +0000

There are many things that make being a booklover wonderful, but one that makes me positively giddy is when a book finds me when I need it most. That feeling of a book that knows what you need and provides it. No point in prolonging the suspense, I’m talking about Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza’s new […]

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