Tag Archives: military

Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

This book has been the source of quite a few arguments in my house!  Once I obtained the ARC, I squirreled it away to read when the timing was right. And then my teen son discovered I had it in … Continue reading

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Review: Tomorrow War: The Chronicles of Max [Redacted] by J. L. Bourne

Let it be known that I’m typically not into military thrillers of any shape or form.  Yet, something about this title compelled me to read it. It opens with Max’s orientation as government operative and follows him, through journal entries, … Continue reading

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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

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Mini-Review & Giveaway: Political Suicide by Michael Palmer

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (December 11, 2012) ISBN-10: 0312587554 Source: Publisher Dr. Lou Welcome works at Physicians Wellness, an organization that works with and counsels doctors with psychological problems and addictions. He is contacted … Continue reading

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Review: You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon

Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (January 20, 2011) ISBN-10: 0399157204 Source: Publisher At Fort Hood, TX dozens of women are awaiting the safe return of their husbands from war.  They form a close-knit community, linked together by the … Continue reading

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