Cannonball Read 18

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The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey

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CBR12 BINGO: Debut BINGO (Diagonal): Money, Debut, Yellow, Pandemic, Music Minor spoilers. I thought it would be a struggle coming up with a book to read for the Debut BINGO category, but I was fortunate enough to see a CBR Facebook post with some great suggestions. I took note of The Animals at Lockwood Manor and thought, “A mystery that combines natural history with an early World War II England setting? This has my name all over it.” Shout out to whoever posted the suggestion. […]

Foster Care and Flowers

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When my book club chose this as our March selection, I was worried that it would be overly twee—I just knew it had something to do with the Victorian language of flowers and a damaged young woman. Luckily, this first novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a bit grittier (even though there is a small bit of magical realism) and I found it quite engaging. The novel alternates between two stories: what happens when Victoria Jones turns 18, leaves the group home she’s been living in […]



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