Month: April 2024
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Book Review: The Waltham Murders by Susan Clare Zalkind
This book immediately caught my eye around its release. I have a faint memory of the Waltham murders having grown up in Massachusetts. I was fairly young at the time, so the details are murky and most of what I remember are general comments made by family members. Now as an adult, I was curious…
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Book Review: The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum by Margalit Fox
I’m always curious to learn about different people, places, and periods in history that I have little to no knowledge of. In the case of The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum, I went in with absolutely no foreknowledge. In general, I’m not super well-versed in the era of the 1800s…
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Book Review: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Truthfully, the cover of this book had me thinking this was going to be some kind of beach-read thriller (is there such a thing?). I wasn’t sure what to expect but I’m almost always willing to give a thriller a try. I’m glad my first impression of the book was wrong!…
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Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
This book hadn’t been on my radar but I have seen it around over the past few years. I picked it up when it was selected as a group read. I’m glad I got to go into it with an open mind. I came away with mixed emotions…
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Book Review: The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham
I’m feeling indifferent to this book. It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t find it particularly good, either. The premise is solid and promises a lot. Sadly, so much of it falls flat…
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Book Review: The Institution by Helen Fields
I was instantly taken in by the setting. This is probably one of the most perfect locations I’ve read in a thriller. I only wish I had been as taken in by the story and its presentation…
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Book Review: The Bookbinder by Pip Williams
After such a lovely experience reading The Dictionary of Lost Words, I had high anticipation for this book. I sort of regret that now as I think I set it too high in the sense I was expecting to recreate my first experience with this author two years ago. I still enjoyed the essence of the book, it…