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Tag Archives: book blog
The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian – a Book Review
I chose this book a few months ago for my month’s pick for Read Between the Wines, my book club. I came across the audiobook on my app and was intrigued by the cover. It was touted as a book … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged book blog, book review, books, Deep South, fiction, Mississippi, reading, Reconstruction, Women's Lit
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The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell – a Book Review
In the past couple of years, I think I’ve read more Lisa Jewell books than any other single author. Each of her books is unique, plots and characters independent and easily distinguishable from one another. There are always plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in General fiction, mystery, Uncategorized
Tagged book blog, book review, books, Chelsea, London, reading
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Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey – a Book Review
I had been hearing a lot of buzz about this memoir, and after reading it I can see what all the fuss is about. There is a brilliance to Matthew McConaughey that isn’t often conveyed in his films. Later films, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged actor, book blog, book review, books, celebrity memoir, fiction, reading
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid – a Book Review
Well, I will be completely up front with you. With my next several reviews, I’m going to have to be very concise. I’m desperately behind. My era of distraction and disillusionment has not yet abated, and I’m going to have … Continue reading
Posted in General fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged book blog, book review, books, fiction, Golden Age of Hollywood, reading
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Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black – a Book Review
Let me preface this review by stating that as a white heterosexual female, I’m not exactly the target audience for this book, but I still found it to be quite possibly the most powerful and illuminating read of the year. … Continue reading
All’s Well by Mona Awad – a Book Review
I would say the power of a book lies in whether or not it delivers to a reader a simple story or a true reading experience. I’m not necessarily saying one or the other is a good or a bad … Continue reading
Posted in General fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, Book, book blog, book review, faustian, reading, shakespeare
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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath – a Very Different Kind of Book Review
Every now and then, there’s a story behind the story. Fiction is a veil cast over a haunting reality. Many authors’ own lives were as intriguing and sometimes heartbreaking as the tales they wove into the tapestry of literary canon. … Continue reading
Posted in Classic, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Book, book blog, book review, depression, mental health, reading
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The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Montillo – a Book Review
Still working through my reviews from 2021, I come to the Biography for the reading challenge. This is an interesting one in that, while it does surround the life of Mary Shelley, it puts a particular focus on the influences … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Nonfiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Book, book blog, book review, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, reading, Science
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The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary – a Book Review
Still catching up on my 2021 reviews, so bear with me. This is one I finished back in November, I think. Yikes. Not long before that I read my first Beth O’Leary novel, The Flatshare. I positively loved its charm … Continue reading
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty – a Book Review
This book was quite fittingly the October book pick for Read Between the Wines. Let’s face it, this is a classic horror novel. Though, if I’m being honest, I hear a lot more about the movie than I do the … Continue reading