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“The trouble with believing things is that they have an annoying habit of turning out not to be true”

The October Girl: Book One by Matthew Dow Smith

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I first heard of The October Girl at an event at my local indie bookstore. They were booktalking recent and soon-to-be published books and this was one of them. I enjoy reading a graphic novel from time to time and the plot seemed interesting too. Autumn Ackerman is about to graduate high school and isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. With little money, she and her mom working hard, college doesn’t feel like an option. But things change when her imaginary […]

Wuthering Heights Meets the Olympics

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

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One my fellow book club members selected The Favorites for our March read because the Olympics have just concluded and the latest film adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been out for awhile, The Favorites being a modern adaptation of Wuthering but Heathcliff and Cathy are Heath and Katarina, an ice dancing pair hoping to make it to the top of the Olympic podium. Katarina and her family take Heath in just as Katarina is beginning her journey to skating. Starting as a singles skater, Katarina […]

Even a Quest Couldn’t Save This from Boring

Mossflower by Brian Jacques

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This is the second in the Redwall series but is a prequel to the first book, Redwall. The wildcat overlords, Verdauga, Tsarmina, and Gingivere, are exacting a reign of terror on Mossflower and its environs. Many of the residents have fled to hideout in Mossflower woods, leaving the wildcats and their vermin horde to worry about who’s going to do all the farming as food supplies are running low. Verdauga is hatching a plan to try and capture the Woodlanders in order to enslave them […]

The Great Depression, a Road trip, and Giraffes?

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

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West with Giraffes was my book club’s February pick. I had also been hearing coworkers talk about this so it seemed only a matter of time before I read it. The publishers say the book is “part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story” and I think that’s a pretty accurate description of what this book is about. Set during the Great Depression in the midst of the Dust Bowl, an orphan from Texas makes his way to New York only to find […]

The Power of Pottery

The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin

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The Healing Season of Pottery was my bookclub’s January pick. The member who chose it is really into cozy fiction and came across this title. This was a new author and title for all of us, but had been recommended by an indie bookstore. Jungmin has had a rough year. She’s had a melt down at her high-pressure job and is feeling untethered to life and society around her. She stumbles into a pottery shop that also offers classes and through these classes she finds […]

New Thoughts About Narnia

Aslan's Breath: Seeing the Holy Spirit in Narnia by Matthew Dickerson

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Aslan’s Breath: Seeing the Holy Spirit in Narnia by Matthew Dickerson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I grew up on The Chronicles of Narnia; they were my gateway to fantasy literature. Growing in a Christian community where there was some stigma about fantasy, but Narnia passed muster with its over themes of love and good vs. evil. As I grew up, I moved on to more “adult” fantasy such as Lord of the Rings, but still was interested in literary criticism about Narnia. That […]



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