Book Review
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Interior Chinatown: Show VS. Book
Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as a protagonist even in his own life: He’s merely Generic Asian man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but he is always relegated to a prop. Yet every day he leaves his tiny room in…
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Sea of Tranquility
When Gaspery-Jacques Roberts, a detective in the black-skied Night City, is hired to investigate an anomaly in the North American wilderness, he uncovers a series of lives upended: The exiled son of an earl driven to madness, a writer trapped far from home as a pandemic ravages Earth, and a…
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Night of the Living Cat (Vol. 1)
A virus spreads across the world, transforming all humankind into wild, slavering, furry beasts: cats, to be precise. –Storygraph MY REVIEW So I missed the meeting for this, I was at *checks notes* Warped Tour, when you get to be my age, you just sort of start to accept time…
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Gift from the Sea
Lindbergh casts an unsentimental eye on the trappings of modernity that threaten to overwhelm us: the time-saving gadgets that complicate rather than simplify, the multiple commitments that take us from our families. –StoryGraph My Review Written in 1955, this book is something of a unique book for its time. Lindbergh…
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Writing Mr. Right Blog Tour
In this charming, delightfully original rom-com, a struggling writer’s muse suddenly comes to life, but can they create their own happily-ever-after? –StoryGraph Book Synopsis: The Dead Romantics meets Book Lovers in this charming rom-com about struggling writer Ziya, who’s about to give up on her dream of publishing until she wakes up one…
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The Elopement
As Mary approaches her seventeenth birthday, a bond forms between her and Ned Knight, an understanding that leads, on the last day of the year 1825, to Ned declaring his hand. –StoryGraph MY REVIEW This was another book tied into Jane Austen’s family members and I really enjoy historical fiction…
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Downlands Tour Review
Every street has its stories – those of the living and those of the dead. –StoryGraph Book Synopsis: A wonderfully evocative ghost story in the great tradition of M. R. James and Daphne Du Maurier with a contemporary edge. Perfect for Halloween and illustrated in Norm’s own gorgeous style. “Every…
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The Kiss Countdown
A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is worth a shot at happily-ever-after, in this starry debut. –StoryGraph MY REVIEW So, I’m not a typical modern Romance reader. I try to branch out but this is probably the genre I read the…
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Attention All Shipping
When you’re feeling lost at sea, what will it take to guide you home? –StoryGraph My Review Poignant and emotional, it was a journey more than a read. Biggs did a lovely job showing the different points of view and how hard it is to become a caregiver to your…
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The Art Thief
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. –Storygraph MY REVIEW Another book club pick to review! This one is for our nonfiction bookclub at the local library! It was a fantastic read. Finley does a…
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