Category Archives: book reviews
Book review: ‘Cinder’ by Marissa Meyer
You can’t bump around the reading world lately without seeing mention of Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, a new dystopian novel placing a pot of cyborgs, magical powers and evil stepmothers on simmer. If you’re a fan of “Cinderella,” that most classic of … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Fatal Mistake’ by CB Lovejoy
Life in quiet St. Mary’s County isn’t quite what it seems . . . For suburban newspaper editor Gabby de Sales, life is all about the headline. Devoted to her readers in Maryland and without much more to call her … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Between, Georgia’ by Joshilyn Jackson
Oh, Joshilyn Jackson. How do you craft such intriguing, lovable characters? And create a menagerie of love and amusement out of such weird, dysfunctional people? And because I loved this book so much and the description itself is funny and … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘What Came First’ by Carol Snow
In their quest to become mothers, three women find their lives intersecting in unexpected ways in this novel of family — the ones we have, the ones we create — and love. Carol Snow’s What Came First follows Laura, Vanessa … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Faith’ by Jennifer Haigh
In a wave of scandal levied against the Catholic Church in 2002, Father Arthur Breen, a devoted priest in Boston, Mass., has just been accused of the unthinkable: molesting a young, broken-spirited child. When news of Art’s alleged abuse reaches … Continue reading
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Did-not-finish book thoughts: ‘Falling Together’ and ‘My Name Is Memory’
Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos Where I stopped: Page 110 Having read and loved Marisa de los Santos’ first two novels, I eagerly anticipated grabbing Falling Together. While the plot was slow-moving and cumbersome at times — even … Continue reading
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