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Winter Book Preview: February 2015, Part II
Yesterday, I shared the first part of my watch list for February. Following are the remaining titles on that list. I don’t know about you, but after reviewing this list, I’m looking forward to some quality reading time! A Spool … Continue reading
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Winter Book Preview: February 2015, Part 1
I don’t know about you, but I’m still playing a bit of catch up after the holidays! That includes catching up with my reading. Just when I thought I’d have some time to catch up, I began perusing all the … Continue reading
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Review: Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster (January 20, 2015) ISBN: 9781476755670 Source: Publisher When Otto awakens one morning, he finds the following note from Etta, his eighty-three year old wife: I’ve gone. I’ve never seen the water, so I’ve gone … Continue reading
Review: The Resurrection of Tess Blessing by Lesley Kagen
Paperback: 386 pages Publisher: SparkPress (a BookSparks imprint); 1 edition (December 9, 2014) ISBN-13: 978-1940716558 Source: Publisher When forty-nine year old Tess is diagnosed with breast cancer, she instantly assumes the worst. Convinced her death is imminent, she creates a to-do … Continue reading
Posted in Review, SparkPress, Women's Fiction
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Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (January 13, 2015) ISBN: 9781594633669 Source: Publisher Rachel is an alcoholic. Despite having lost her job due to her condition, she continues to ride the same commuter train each morning and evening. Afraid for … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Riverhead Books, Thriller
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Product Review: Evernote Triangle Commuter Bag
I may have mentioned this once or twice before, but I’m a bit of a bag whore. I can admit it. I love bags. I love bags as much (maybe more) than books because bags carry books. So, when I … Continue reading
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Review: A Second Bite at the Apple by Dana Bate
Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Kensington (November 25, 2014) ISBN: 9781617732607 Source: Publisher Sydney Strauss always had a passion for writing about food. As of late, rather than pursuing her passion she’s been working for an early morning television show. When the station … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Kensington, Review
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A Month in Review (December 2015)/Looking Forward to 2015
December was an absolutely crazy and hectic month: my youngest son had ear surgery (outpatient, he’s fine!) and I’m still recovering from a cold/mild flu I had over the holidays. I hosted another round of Cozy Mystery Reading … Continue reading
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Review: Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn
Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (December 30, 2014) ISBN: 978147676172 Source: Publisher When Edward Clark was but ten years old, he witnessed the death of his mother at the hands of his father, the great magician Magellan Holmes. Since that horrific … Continue reading
Posted in Gallery Books, Historical Fiction, Review
Tagged mediums, Philadelphia, Post-Civil War
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Review: Before I Go by Colleen Oakley
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (January 6, 2015) ISBN: 9781476761664 Source: Publisher Twenty-seven year old Daisy beat breast cancer three years ago. Before she can celebrate her most recent “Cancerversary” with her husband Jack, is dealt devastating news. Her cancer has returned; … Continue reading
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