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I just can’t with this book

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison

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Reasons why this book grated on me (mild spoilers but I don’t care, you shouldn’t read it anyway): Copious boob descriptions. Behold: The twin peaks that strain against the middle buttons of her blouse Her soaked T-shirt leaving her as good as naked from the waist up.  But even though her breasts were resplendent – small but perfect, with nipples standing up like finials in the pelting rain… The nipples inert in the heat of the day The way she let it all hang out […]

Another Chronicle About Our Terrible Past

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

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I came away from this one seeing the forest more than the trees. The overall story is interesting, but I wasn’t really interested in the details along the way. At the end of the day, I’m glad I read the book, because this seems like an important story in terms of American history. But I often found my mind wandering while going through it. Did you know that the Osage Native Americans in Oklahoma were among the (if not THE) richest people in the world […]

A Cozy Story that Won’t Stress You Out

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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I must have felt like I needed a book hug, since I chose this one, which was described as a cozy read. I’ve heard of cozy mysteries and have been curious about the quaint worlds they inhabit. To be clear this is not a cozy mystery, it’s a cozy story – a gateway drug of sorts into cozy mysteries. This is a story about Mika, a witch who lives in England. Mike meets with other witches, in a sort of bi-monthly support group, but members […]

A great debut novel

Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo

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This is one of those books about what could very well be about normal life. But it’s told in such an engaging and intriguing way. Adebayo is able to take the things that we all deal with – longing, loss, infidelity, belief – and show us how extraordinary we all really are. In a lot of ways, Stay With Me is a mirror reflecting our own desires, shortcomings, and struggles. We learn this by experiencing the lives of Yejide and Akin, who live in Nigeria […]

Formulaic, but somehow still original

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

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If you haven’t tired of The Girl on the Train, or Gone Girl, or The Woman in the Window (which, to be fair, I haven’t read), and even Ghost 19, then this is your book! Female narrator? check. Possibly unreliable? Check check. Voyeurism? Triple check. Timeframe shifts from chapter to chapter? checkity check check check. Twists and turns? Hopefully you’ll think so like I did – but I’m not one to try too hard to figure things out. I’m just along for the ride. This […]

My attempt at fantasy failed

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

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This review is a bit reflective of my experience with this book – fragmented and maybe incomplete. I started Poison Study years ago on audio book and for whatever reason, didn’t finish until just a few days ago. Excuses aside, the story didn’t invest me enough to overcome them. So what follows will be a really bare-bones review of what this book is about. Poison study is a fantasy novel (and the author’s first!) that takes place in Ixia – a society that seems like […]



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