book reviews
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I love talking with others about the books that I’m reading. My book club, Babes with Books, meets monthly to read member selected titles. We read a lot of commercial fiction across sub-genres and have lively discussions. Here are the books we’ve read so far this year, each with a one sentence commentary: 2. February
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After last week’s dismal 3 Books, 3 Sentences Review, I needed to read something light and entertaining to get the bad book taste out of my head. I’m happy to report my literary palate cleanser was a success! Kudos and 5 Stars to The Dispatcher by John Scalzi. I stumbled across this title by accident
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I recently bought two paperback books from the library bookshelf sale. The first, called Dog Songs, is a New York Times bestselling book of poems by Mary Oliver. It won the Pulitzer Prize. The other, Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct, by P. M. Forni, apparently has no cover-worthy accolades. Dog Songs was
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Once again, I find myself having read two books back to back that are ridiculously similar. And yet, so very different. Book 1 : The Other 1. The Other was written in 1971, takes place in 1935, yet is very much NOT a period piece and despite some dated scenes, I remained grounded throughout.2. The
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I am admittedly milking my review of the pair of books that were recommended to me. The more I think about them, the more I recognize the need to share. For the sake of a 3 Sentence Review, I kept the original post brief and vague. Today I want to delve a little deeper into
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Book 1: The Locked Door by Freida McFaddenBook 2: The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose 3 Sentence Review:1. Both of these novels came as rave recommendations from readers I trust so I was really looking forward to reading them, but I must admit, the fact that BOTH are marketed with the inclusion of much longer
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The Girl Beneath the Sea is an action/thriller, not one of the supernatural/sci-fi stories that I usually read, and it took me a while to stop waiting for something mystical to happen. This Sloan McPherson chick can hold her breath for a reaaaaaaaaally ridiculously long time and even though the character relays stories of competing
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This novel is hard on the science, heavy on the fiction, so don’t get too caught up in the specifics, okay, and if you choose to read it, do so on audio–you will be glad you did. It was not at all the story I assumed it would be. Like, like, like! Full Title :
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I had a couple of readers ask me why I bothered to finish The Burnt House if I disliked it so much. Seems like a fair question. I have a multi-part response: First, I don’t read like I used to. There was a time I devoured books! A book on the night stand, a book
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I want to share my thoughts on the books, television series, and movies that I read and watch, but I realize you’re probably bombarded with reviews already. I mean, everybody is binging in one form or another. And everybody has an opinion, right? So, I’ve got a gimmick. I’m going to summarize my review in
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