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CBR13 goal: to read and review at least one more book in each of the many series I’ve started and never finished.

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Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford

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Bingo square: Pandemic Series: Greenglass House. This is Book #2, I read and reviewed Book #1 last October. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: Smugglers, Christmas, thieves, tabletop roleplaying games, and adoption issues handled with sensitivity. I enjoyed Greenglass House quite a bit. Why I stopped reading the series: I wasn’t sure if I needed to know more about the characters–I felt good with where they were after Book 1. I might have picked up Book 2 even if I weren’t trying […]

Young Women in Impossible Situations

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

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Bingo, The Turn of the Key: Free! (borrowed from an in-law) Bingo, The Death of Mrs. Westaway: Fauna (the magpies on the cover play an important role in the book) The Turn of the Key: This mystery is a retelling of The Turn of the Screw (which I’ve never read). The only reason I read it was because I got a free copy, and while I didn’t exactly like it, I also found that I needed to know what had happened and didn’t really want […]

Each Unhappy Family is Unhappy in Its Own Way

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

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Bingo category: Rep Don and Mimi Galvin had twelve children, ten boys and two girls. Six of their sons were diagnosed with schizophrenia. In Hidden Valley Road, Robert Kolker tells the Galvins’ story, as well as exploring the history of schizophrenia research and treatment, and its current state. The resulting book is fascinating and incredibly depressing. The story mostly centers on the two daughters, Margaret and Lindsay, who are also the two youngest children in the family. It’s clear that Kolker primarily spoke to these […]

In a Bit of a Rut

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

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Bingo square: New Series (first book published in 2019) Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. This is book #2, I read book #1 in April of this year (and reviewed it). What I remembered about the series prior to reading this book: It’s only been a few months, so you’d think a lot. But I’d already forgotten the plot of the first book although I did remember the main characters, Pip and Ravi (and I certainly remember how something bad happens to Pip’s dog […]

Lord Edgware Dies

Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie

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Bingo square: Old Series Series: Hercule Poirot, book #9. I read book#8 in October of 2019. The last time I reviewed a Poirot was book #4. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: Obviously, I remember a lot about Poirot and his little gray cells, and Captain Hastings, the blundering narrator who assists him with his cases. I remember less about the actual mysteries themselves, but unfortunately I do remember Christie’s habit of casually throwing in a few racial epithets in […]



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