Tag: book review
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Book Review: Betting on You by Lynn Painter
After reading The Do-Over, I was a bit disappointed that I’d purchased three of this author’s books at one time. Not because the books are bad, but because I am very much too old for these characters and plotlines. Thankfully, I had a buddy to read this one with, and I enjoyed it a lot…
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Book Review: An Honest Guide to Traveling the Philippines by Toomas Kask
Realistically, there are so many places in the world that I’m not going to be able to visit in my lifetime. That’s why I love reading travel guides. Not only do they allow me the opportunity to live vicariously through the pages, but it also helps me prioritize the places I want to visit in…
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Book Review: The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
Anyone who has been following my reviews understands my complicated relationship with the fantasy genre. Outside of the Chronicles of Narnia and One Piece, I have finally found a fantasy book that has completely captured my attention…
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Book Review: Kingdom of Devils by Katherine Grandjean
When I think of true crime, my mind immediately goes to the 20th century. I have read about and delved into a few cases from before the 1900s, but not often. When this book showed up in my inbox and I saw that it discusses America’s ‘first’ serial killers around the time of the American…
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Book Review: The Light of Liberation by Indrajit Garai
It’s always a treat getting to read new work from Indrajit Garai. The Light of Liberation is part memoir and part a work of philosophy. I’ve enjoyed his fiction very much, but I enjoyed this venture into nonfiction even more…
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Book Review: The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
In 1988, we meet Frank, a lonely vinyl shop owner. He has a knack for matching people with the right piece of music. Although deeply attuned to the emotional needs of others, he prefers to keep his distance. Even more so, he wants to keep CDs far away from his shop…
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Book Review: Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
Like The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka’s Journey is based on a true story. It’s been a long time since I’ve read the first book, but from what I remember, this felt like a good continuation…
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Book Review: Standing in the Forest of Being Alive by Katie Farris
I got this book through a blind date with a book promotion on Independent Bookstore Day. It hadn’t been on my radar at all, but it sounded interesting, so I didn’t wait to pick it up. It was enlightening to read about the experience of someone battling cancer, especially having had a family member with…
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Book Review: The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez
I have so many conflicting feelings about this book… On one hand, I was invested in the story, wanting to know how everything would work out. On the other, I couldn’t ignore the dynamics. The longer I’ve sat with the book, the less I like it despite how hooked I was…
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Book Review: You Did Nothing Wrong by C.G. Drews
After the death of her parents, Elodie moves country with her young son, Jude, to live with her new husband, Bren. Renovating his family home is Bren’s passion project, wanting to make the perfect life for his pregnant wife and his stepson. But when Jude starts claiming that the renovations are hurting the house and…