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Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- dream-invader
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- gender studies
- goals
- Harry Potter
- health
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- house
- humor
- I made a thing.
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- KonMari
- Latin America
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- lists
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- Middle East
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Tag Archives: place-character
The Hacienda, by Isabel Cañas
When Rodolfo Solórzano proposes to Beatriz, she jumps at the opportunity to help her family out of their current poverty and dependance on hateful relatives. She travels with her new husband to his country estate with plans to make it … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, dream-invader, historical, Latin America, place-character, revisiting, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Haunting of Gillespie House, by Darcy Coates (+ bonus)
Elle is thrilled to have landed a housesitting job that will get her out of her crappy apartment for awhile and into a place where she can have complete solitude. Except that solitude isn’t all its cracked up to be … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Adult, Prose
Tagged collection, place-character, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Bridge of Souls, by Victoria Schwab
Cassidy is being hunted, she doesn’t know by what. But being in New Orleans – her parents’ latest stop on their paranormal TV show – isn’t making the situation better. With overlapping layers of history, Cass must call on her … Continue reading
Find Me, by Anne Frasier (audio)
When a notorious serial killer offers to lead detective Daniel Ellis to the bodies of his victims, the investigator is willing to provide anything the man wants. Daniel believes his mother is one of the killer’s victims, and wants closure … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, mini-review, place-character, psychology, RIP-worthy
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The Searcher, by Tana French (audio)
After his divorce and retirement from the police force, Cal buys up a dilapidated property in rural Ireland and dedicates himself to a quiet, peaceful life. But life in a small town is never the ideal people make it out … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, memorable, mini-review, place-character, RIP-worthy
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One by One, by Ruth Ware
Ten guests arrive at a ski chalet in the Alps for a corporate retreat. One doesn’t come back from a ski trip. The rest may not survive the avalanche that nearly buries the chalet soon after, or the murderer residing … Continue reading
Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager
Broke, orphaned, recently unemployed, and between apartments. That’s Jules’ life when she answers the ad for an apartment sitter in the exclusive Bartholomew building. It’s the perfect job, she believes, until a fellow sitter goes missing. Jules follows a trail … Continue reading
Ruth Galloway mysteries 9-11, by Elly Griffiths
And once again, I sped through the rest, so here are the last of my mini-reviews. In general, I have LOVED this series so much!! The Chalk Pit (audio) A homeless woman goes missing, and when the police begin to … Continue reading
Ruth Galloway mysteries 5-8, by Elly Griffiths
Well, in the beginning of all this, I was planning to not read all these back to back, but yeah that’s not happening. Here are the next few mini-reviews… A Dying Fall (audio) When a former university friend of Ruth’s … Continue reading
Ruth Galloway mysteries 2-4, by Elly Griffiths
With a dozen books in a series, and my clear desire to read them all back to back, I’ve decided not to give each mini-review it’s own post. I always find it hard to review books that are later in … Continue reading