Month: August 2023
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Book Review: Waco by Jeff Guinn
The psychology behind cults fascinates me to no end. I was moderately familiar with the Waco incident but I never could have imagined its lengthy history…
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Book Review: The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
I’ve heard about this book a number of times over the years. When I began reading, I quickly realized my assumptions about the plot were quite different than what’s actually written. I was uncertain how much I’d enjoy it, but given that the book has been considered the greatest Catholic novel of all time, I…
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Book Review: UFOs and the National Security State by Richard M. Dolan
I’ve been on a major UFO kick lately and this book was a grail of information…
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Book Review: Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand
I definitely did not expect to like a middle-grade book as much as I loved this one. What I wouldn’t have given to come across a book like this when I was a preteen. As I read, I felt I’d reverted back to my younger self, screaming, “This person gets it!!!”…
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Book Review: Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
I look forward to Alice Feeney’s books every year. After being blown away by Daisy Darker last year, I’ve spent most of 2023 counting the months until I could read Good Bad Girl. Though the book overall had a much different tone than what I’ve become accustomed to with this author, I still loved it…
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Book Review: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
Dystopian plots fascinate me. Many times they’re prophetic. It’s especially interesting to read one set in the nearish future. Camp Zero has a great premise, but I wish I hadn’t spent most of the book trying to figure out what the focus of the book was…
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Book Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys has become one of my favorite historical fiction authors. Her books stand out from others in the genre thanks to the lesser-known/talked about events she chooses to build her plots around…
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Book Review: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
I’m almost always up for a book centered on family drama. Banyan Moon brings this to the table with the extra layers of generational struggles and the differences brought on by being raised in different cultures…
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Book Review: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
I’m a classics fan but I’ve never been particularly drawn to Virginia Woolf. I picked up a copy of Mrs. Dalloway because the cover was pretty. I hadn’t the faintest idea what it was about. When the Audrey app chose this as one of their listen-alongs, I figured now was as good a time as any to…
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Book Review: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff
This book started out really strong for me. It begins with action and intrigue, but I found that it fizzled out until later in the book…