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A Study of Grief You Need to Experience

May 25, 2014 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

“Wow.” That was me when my husband, seeing me turn the last page of Levels of Life and close the book,  asked me “How was it?” I didn’t elaborate  very much except to say, “You really need to read this,” with the added disclaimer, “but you might find it distressing.” How to describe Levels of Life? The book is divided into three parts: essentially, three essays that spin from the book’s premise, “You put together two things that have not been put together before. And […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: essays, grief, Julian Barnes, KimMiE", loss, Love

KimMiE"'s CBR6 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: essays, grief, Julian Barnes, KimMiE", loss, Love ·
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Grief and family and friendship and a ghostly alligator. Also – Cannonball!

May 11, 2014 by Malin 20 Comments

Disclaimer! I got a free ARC of this through NetGalley. I have not been promised anything in return for this review, although if people wanted to start bribing me to read their books, that would be ok too. Kate Pheris has been a widow for a year, and has been sleep-walking through her life since her husband Matt died. Now her house has been sold, her and her daughter’s things are all packed and they’re all set to move in with her mother-in-law, who has all […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, cannonball, contemporary fiction, family, friendship, grief, Lost Lake, magical realism, Malin, romantic, Sarah Addison Allen

Malin's CBR6 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, cannonball, contemporary fiction, family, friendship, grief, Lost Lake, magical realism, Malin, romantic, Sarah Addison Allen ·
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I’m not sure I’d look for a new start in a town called Lovecraft

May 11, 2014 by Malin 1 Comment

Tyler, Kinsey and Bode Locke move with their mother to Keyhouse, their uncle’s mansion in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, after their father, a school guidance councillor, is brutally murdered by a couple of Tyler’s classmates. The entire Locke family are naturally extremely affected by the event, especially the eldest brother Tyler, who feels responsible for the event, and for not managing to rescue both his parents. Kinsey, his sister,  was hiding and keeping their youngest brother Bode safe, but she’s suffering with survivor’s guilt and dealing with […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR6, Gabriel Rodriguez, Graphic Novel, grief, horror, joe hill, Locke and Key, Malin, murder, paranormal fantasy, Welcome to Lovecraft

Malin's CBR6 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #CBR6, Gabriel Rodriguez, Graphic Novel, grief, horror, joe hill, Locke and Key, Malin, murder, paranormal fantasy, Welcome to Lovecraft ·
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