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Review: The Remedy by Thomas Goetz
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gotham (April 3, 2014) ISBN-10: 159240751X Source: Publisher In the late 19th century, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in Europe in the United States. Not only did doctors not know how to treat it, they didn’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Gotham, Historical Non-Fiction, Review
Tagged disease, medical history, tuburculosis
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Thank you, Cara Hoffman (Be Safe I Love You)
Sometimes, readers get the opportunity to embrace a book so powerful and moving that it literally leaves them speechless. Typically, I can explain my feelings about things quite easily. That is, until I read Cara Hoffman’s Be Safe I Love … Continue reading
Review: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Algonquin Books (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 1616203218 Source: Publisher A.J. Fikry is…to put it gently, a curmudgeon. After his wife passes away, he discovers his life isn’t as he planned. The small independent bookstore the couple owned … Continue reading
Posted in Algonquin Books, General Fiction, Review
Tagged book lovers, book stores, second chances
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TSS: A Month in Review: March 2014
Books Reviewed Frightful Friday: Runner by Patrick Lee Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley The Revenant of Thraxton Hall: The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Vaughn Entwistle The Bear by Claire … Continue reading
Posted in Month in Review
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Frightful Friday: Runner by Patrick Lee
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is the audiobook production of Runner by Patrick Lee: Listening Length: 8 hours and 39 minutes Program … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Macmillan Audio, Review, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Review: Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke
Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Harper (March 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062284398 Source: Publisher Holly Judge awakens on a snowy Christmas morning with remnants of a nightmare racing through her head. Thirteen years ago, she and her husband traveled to Russia to … Continue reading
Review: The Deepest Secret by Carla Buckley
Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Bantam (February 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 0345535243 Source: Publisher Eve Lattimore and her family live on a quiet, suburban street. From the outside, it seems as though they live a relatively normal life. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Her fourteen-year-old son, … Continue reading
Posted in Bantam, General Fiction, Review
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Spring Book Preview: April 2014, Part II
Yesterday, I shared the first half of the April releases I’m most excited about. Who knew April was such a big book month!? Following is the second half of that list, including publisher’s summary and links to preorder. Get your … Continue reading
Posted in Bookish Chatter
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Spring Book Preview: April 2014
Spring is just around the corner…make that meteorological Spring! I don’t know about you, but I’m growing quite tired of the drastic changes in weather. One day it’s sunny the next day the ground is covered in snow. The one … Continue reading
Review: The Revenant of Thraxton Hall: The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Vaughn Entwistle
Series: Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Book 1) Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 1250035007 Source: Publisher Arthur Conan Doyle is the most hated man in London after he kills off the beloved character of Sherlock Holmes in “The … Continue reading
Posted in Minotaur Books, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Fiction, Review
Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, whodunit
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