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This mystery might make you cry, not in horror but because you will want the characters to have a happy ending

The Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

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I decided to read The Bellweather Rhapsody based on jomidi’s Cannonball Read review. I’m a sucker for a locked door mystery, especially when it involves a group of strangers trapped in a remote location with a murderer. Content warning: Suicide, both completed and attempted. The completed suicide is described in a fair amount of detail. Domestic abuse is mentioned.  In 1982, twelve year-old Minnie Graves decides to explore the Bellweather Hotel after her older sister’s wedding. She stumbles upon another new bride moments after she […]

Don’t Stop the Music

Step it Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music by David Menconi

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I heard about this book on a fan page for the Avett Brothers, and since I love music almost as much as reading, it seemed like something to check out. Menconi was a music reporter for the Raleigh News and Observer for many years, and the book reflects his deep connections to the community. It’s structured by time and genre- each chapter deals with a different location and type of music. North Carolina is often overlooked in the music scene, but it turns out to […]

BOOKS! BOOKS! And…. well that’s it. Only two books.

I Love My Fangs! by Kelly Leigh Miller

Dinosong by Tim McCanna

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Two books that can be given to the child this Valentine’s Day: because we love books, teeth, vampires, and dinosaurs. Or, these are good if you are looking for something fun and few to read. I Love My Fangs! Well, actually, if I did have fangs, I would. You see, I am one of those odd people who never had “canine” teeth. I had teeth in that area but never those fangs I so admire in our hero young Dracula. And he really loves them, […]

“Long enough for the clouds to fly me away” Grace: Jeff Buckley

Grace: Based on the Jeff Buckley Story by Tiffanie DeBartolo

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Honestly regardless if Jeff Buckely’s story was like this, it does not matter. This story of basically, an Icarus type story, is relatable. As Icarus wanted to escape, Buckley had that dream he craved. It was the drug of success. It is anyone’s story. And by Icarus, I mean, Buckley kept reaching for the stars, for the sun and finally just flew too close and it destroyed him. This is a bitter beautiful tale, with illustrations that show you how fragile it all was. Grace: […]

“Don’t think or judge, just listen”

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

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While Annabel Greene may star in the local department store’s back to school commercial as “The girl who has everything”, she returns to school utterly ostracised, after a summer spent alone, after a disastrous party late last term where everything changed for her. When she runs into her former best friend Sophie, undisputed Queen Bee at their school, she is met with insults and sharp comments. When she thinks back to that one night when Sophie turned against her, she throws up. The only one […]



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