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My book “reviews” and recommendations. 📚 On average, I read about 75 new-to-me books per year.

Books Posted onJanuary 20, 2017September 16, 2019

Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire

Rating: 4 of 5 Completely wrecked after her older sister’s suicide, Jenna makes a life-shattering decision and, ever since, has been slowly working her way…

Books Posted onJanuary 18, 2017September 16, 2019

The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson

Rating: 3.5 of 5 A fox falls in love with a human and does everything in her power to win him for herself, no matter…

Books Posted onJanuary 16, 2017September 16, 2019

Lambs of God by Marele Day

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Synopsis: “Three eccentric, secluded nuns live on a remote island, forgotten by time and the Church – until a priest unwittingly…

Books Posted onJanuary 15, 2017September 16, 2019

The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich

Rating: 4 of 5 A multi-generational story that blends Native beliefs (myths, legends, folklore) with the everyday reality of issues like domestic abuse, alcoholism, and…

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Books Posted onJanuary 14, 2017September 16, 2019

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Rating: 4.5 of 5 Okay, I gave it a couple weeks, to allow the emotional effects time to dissipate, before I wrote my review. No…

Magical New Year 2016
Books Posted onJanuary 1, 2017September 19, 2019

Top 5 Books Read in 2016

I’d love to hear about the best books you read last year, so please feel free to share your favorites in the comment box. They…

Books Posted onDecember 29, 2016September 16, 2019

Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll

Rating: 4 of 5 A modern fairy tale mixed with the metaphysical set firmly in the real world of the 1980s. “Do you read mystery…

Books Posted onDecember 19, 2016September 16, 2019

Bone Swans by C. S. E. Cooney

Rating: 4 of 5 A collection of five novellas, Bone Swans exceeded my expectations. I’ll admit to not being the right reader for “Life on…

Books Posted onDecember 14, 2016September 16, 2019

The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales

Rating: 4 of 5 From the Introduction: “From the woods to the stars, join us on eighteen extraordinary journeys into unexpected territories, uncharted lands, and…

Books Posted onDecember 13, 2016September 16, 2019

Halfway Down the Stairs by Gary A. Braunbeck

Rating: 4 of 5 Synopsis: “Climb halfway down the stairs with Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Gary A. Braunbeck, into worlds that occupy the spaces between…

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