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BOOK REVIEW: Liberty Street by Heather Marshall

BOOK REVIEW: Liberty Street by Heather Marshall

Liberty Street is a dual-time line, dual POV novel chronicling the abuses done to women in the fictional Mercer Women’s Prison. In the 1960s timeline, Emily Radcliffe is an editorial assistant at Chatelaine magazine, mentored by her boss, feminist Doris Anderson. An...

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BOOK REVIEW: Westerly by Susan Donovan Bernhard

BOOK REVIEW: Westerly by Susan Donovan Bernhard

I loved Susan Donovan Bernhard’s debut novel, Winter Loon, because of its rich characterization and flawless prose. When I learned she has a new book coming out, I was thrilled.  As in Winter Loon, in Westerly Bernhard writes of family secrets. She also uses a...

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BOOK REVIEW: Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger

BOOK REVIEW: Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger

Blood Hollow is the fourth in the now twenty-two volume set of Cork O’Connor private eye mystery series. Here, Krueger handles multiple intersecting plot lines and potential villains with aplomb.  The beautiful, but drunk, daughter of a wealthy townsperson drives away...

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BOOK REVIEW: Black Butterfly by Claudia Jones

BOOK REVIEW: Black Butterfly by Claudia Jones

Black Butterfly is a psychological thriller with paranormal overtones. In it, a young artist, Emily, is avoiding dealing with psychological issues in her past, not even fully opening up to her therapist. She has to prepare for an upcoming exhibition, so when her art...

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BOOK REVIEW: Always and Forever by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

BOOK REVIEW: Always and Forever by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

  In Always and Forever, the female protagonist, Suzanne, is a woman pushing thirty who has always loved Jay, but due to pressure from her mother, has never been able to express those feelings and has contented herself with being best buds with him. They both...

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New Artsy Bookish Giveaway – With $10 Amazon Gift Card

New Artsy Bookish Giveaway – With $10 Amazon Gift Card

I had so much fun doing a big, beautiful, artsy bookish giveaway haul last month, I've decided to do it again! This time, I'm upping the ante by including a $10 Amazon gift card in one of the prize combos. It's only on for eight days, so enter while you can... Good...

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BOOK REVIEW: Liberty Street by Heather Marshall

BOOK REVIEW: Liberty Street by Heather Marshall

Liberty Street is a dual-time line, dual POV novel chronicling the abuses done to women in the fictional Mercer Women’s Prison. In the 1960s timeline, Emily Radcliffe is an editorial assistant at Chatelaine magazine, mentored by her boss, feminist Doris Anderson. An...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: Westerly by Susan Donovan Bernhard

BOOK REVIEW: Westerly by Susan Donovan Bernhard

I loved Susan Donovan Bernhard’s debut novel, Winter Loon, because of its rich characterization and flawless prose. When I learned she has a new book coming out, I was thrilled.  As in Winter Loon, in Westerly Bernhard writes of family secrets. She also uses a...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger

BOOK REVIEW: Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger

Blood Hollow is the fourth in the now twenty-two volume set of Cork O’Connor private eye mystery series. Here, Krueger handles multiple intersecting plot lines and potential villains with aplomb.  The beautiful, but drunk, daughter of a wealthy townsperson drives away...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: Black Butterfly by Claudia Jones

BOOK REVIEW: Black Butterfly by Claudia Jones

Black Butterfly is a psychological thriller with paranormal overtones. In it, a young artist, Emily, is avoiding dealing with psychological issues in her past, not even fully opening up to her therapist. She has to prepare for an upcoming exhibition, so when her art...

read more
BOOK REVIEW: Always and Forever by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

BOOK REVIEW: Always and Forever by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

  In Always and Forever, the female protagonist, Suzanne, is a woman pushing thirty who has always loved Jay, but due to pressure from her mother, has never been able to express those feelings and has contented herself with being best buds with him. They both...

read more

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