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Sep 5

Review of The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

I loved the aunt-niece bond, the peeks into the NYC worlds of publishing and restaurants, and the playing with time. I was irritated by...

Aug 30

Review of The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

I was taken with the first half of this book--a rural cult, a teen mother, a strong female protagonist in an impossible situation,...

May 9

Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

The premise and setting of The Secret Book of Flora Lea are captivating. I was distracted by what felt like overly dramatic dialogue and...

Apr 20

Review of The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore

I love a book about books, but I was confused as to why the characters would seek out and spend prolonged time with the verbally abusive,...

Dec 13, 2022

Review of The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

Richardson focuses her historical fiction on Kentucky again, picking up the story of the rural book delivery, Blue People, friendship,...

Nov 9, 2022

Review of The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

I was interested in both of Martin's World War II storylines. The author's historical fiction romance-writing is evident here, in...

Oct 20, 2022

Review of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

This romantic light fiction story includes sibling conflicts, loss, betrayal, a love that seems impossible...and a ghostwriter who's...

Aug 25, 2022

Review of The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin

This World War II-set novel is a love letter to books, to looking out for others, to forming friends-like-family connections, and to...

Aug 4, 2022

Review of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

ICYMI: This is a heartwarming book from the author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow about books, second chances, and finding hope...

Jul 21, 2022

Review of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction offers a 1936 Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming power of a rural librarian, and...

Oct 7, 2021

Review of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land was a complex, heartbreaking, hope-filled, surprising, fascinating read. Forgetting, he is learning, is how the...

Sep 22, 2021

Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley

Riley has crafted a middle-grade fantasy book with humor, adventure, characters to root for, and heart and depth that surprised me. I'll...

Jul 7, 2021

Review of Blush by Jamie Brenner

Blush centers around a family winery and the three generations whose lives orbit around the vineyard and also features racy reads from...

Jul 2, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming suspenseful thriller from Blacktop Wasteland author S.A. Cosby; a light fiction story...

May 18, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a brand-new romance-and-music book that's gotten lots of buzz; a beautiful modern classic from a...

May 12, 2021

Review of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

This is a fast, compelling read, and I tore through it at top speed to find out the Big Reveals. I predicted some of the story, but other...

May 10, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates's novel about slavery, with magical realism that offers a...

Feb 4, 2021

Review of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

I was especially taken with the sisters' complicated relationships and with the link Harrow draws between witching and the women's...

Nov 24, 2020

Review of Writers & Lovers by Lily King

King immerses the reader in a sometimes-claustrophobic situation while providing enough character connection and appealingly messy...

Nov 20, 2020

Shhh! Books I'm Giving as Gifts This Holiday

Spoiler alert: If you're someone I give gifts to for a fall birthday or for the holidays, this roundup might be a surprise ruiner! Or...

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