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TSS: A Week in Review
Yet another wonderfully relaxing summer week. Teen son was off at Scout camp so we were down to just one child this week. We go through this every summer, yet somehow I forget how demanding of time our youngest is … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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Frightful Friday: The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
Frightful Friday is a regular meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier: Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (July 15, 2014) … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Gallery Books, Review, Thriller
Tagged Jennifer Hillier, Seattle, serial killer
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Review: The Competition by Marcia Clark
Series: A Rachel Knight Novel Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (July 8, 2014) ISBN: 978031622097 Source: Publisher After a high school is the site of a shooting, LA Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight and her best friend LAPD detective … Continue reading
Posted in Mulholland Books, Review, Thriller
Tagged Marcia Clark, Rachel Knight series, school shooting
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Review: Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Doubleday (July 8, 2014) ISBN: 978-0385534833 Source: Publisher (egalley) Emily Shepard is a sixteen year-old only child of parents who work at a nuclear plant in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. She has her fair share of struggles: … Continue reading
Review: Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion
Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (July 1, 2014) ISBN: 0425272028 Source: Publisher The end of World War II was a pivotal time in our nation’s history. Despite the struggle and loss brought on by the War, change was in … Continue reading
Posted in Berkley Trade, Historical Fiction, Review, Short story
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Review: The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Orbit; First Edition edition (June 10, 2014) ISBN: 0316278157 Source: Publisher Melanie is a unique girl. She spends most of her day locked in a cell. When she is moved, she is restrained in a wheelchair, … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian fiction, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Orbit Books, Review, Thriller
Tagged post-apocalyptic, zombies
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A Month in Review: June 2014
Books Reviewed The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones Eyes on You by Kate White All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue The Fever by Megan Abbott A Long Time Gone by Karen … Continue reading
Posted in Month in Review
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Review: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (July 1, 2014) ISBN: 9780316254465 Source: Publisher Hannah’s family has been hiding from a horrific monster that has haunted them for generations. The monster is a shape-shifter, able to take on the appearance of … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Horror, Mulholland Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Supernatural, Thriller
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Summer Shorts ’14 Blog Hop: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
To continue with my celebration (although unfortunately limited!) of Audiobook Month, I’m extremely excited to be participating in Summer Shorts ’14: The audiobook community is giving back! Spoken Freely, a group of more than 40 professional narrators, has teamed with Going Public and Tantor Media to … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook
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Review: Eyes on You by Kate White
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper (June 24, 2014) ISBN: 9780061576638 Source: Publisher It started with a nasty note on the night of her book launch, followed by her author photo sliced from the jacket of her book. Soon, however, the … Continue reading
Posted in Harper Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller
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