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Two Star Reviews

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

White Houses by Amy Bloom

The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll

The Widow by Fiona Barton

August 14, 2019 by Caitlin_D 5 Comments

Tonight’s reviews will focus on books that were a little … disappointing because I have to write those reviews at some point and now is as good a time as any. At least my first lackluster books checks off a few Bingo boxes! CBR Bingo: Reading TBR Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty I put Nine Perfect Strangers on my TBR two months before its release and bought a copy within a week of its debut yet somehow it took me seven months to pick it […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Suspense Tagged With: Amy Bloom, Fiona Barton, jessica knoll, Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Favorite Sister, The Widow, White Houses

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:78 · Genres: Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: Amy Bloom, Fiona Barton, jessica knoll, Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Favorite Sister, The Widow, White Houses ·
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Looking at the bright side…kind of

August 4, 2015 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I didn’t know anything about Lucky Us (2014) by Amy Bloom when my book club picked it as our next book, but it looked like it wasn’t too long, so I didn’t have any objections. I haven’t read anything by Amy Bloom before, but she comes with some impressive credentials, including nominations for the National Book Award and a short story published in Best American Short Stories. “My father’s wife died. My mother said we should drive down to his place and see what might be […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Amy Bloom, Sophia

Sophia's CBR7 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Amy Bloom, Sophia ·
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