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REVIEW: The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey

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Dear M.R. Carey: I was a big fan of The Girl with all the Gifts and its prequel The Boy on the Bridge, but was somehow unaware that you had a new series out set in a different dystopian world. (Thanks to Janine for letting me know!) The Book of ... more >

REVIEW: The Deserted Heart by Mary Lancaster

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Dear Ms. Lancaster: I was motivated to pick up this 2018 book by the description in Pam Rosenthal’s October guest column – the pull of a new-to-me author and the book’s description were enough to draw me in. Charlotte Maybury is used to being in the background – she’s sandwiched ... more >

REVIEW: The Play by Elle Kennedy

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Dear Elle Kennedy: This is the third of four books in the Briar U series; I gave the first a B+ and the second a B-. This book pairs one of the hockey players from the first two books, Hunter Davenport, with a new character, Demi Davis. Hunter had a ... more >

REVIEW: Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale

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This is book nine in my Laura Kinsale reread tour, which started back in 2016. It was Kinsale’s second published book, and it’s a weird one, featuring Irish fairies and mindreading and a plot that I hoped would make more sense in the end than it did the first time ... more >

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Reading List by Jennie for July through September

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Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow I had long wanted to see Hamilton, Lin-Manual Miranda’s award-winning musical based on this book, and I finally got a chance on my 50th birthday in 2019. I liked it a lot, though it wasn’t the magical experience for me that I know it was ... more >

REVIEW: Sylvia’s Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell

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Recommended Read

I first became aware of Elizabeth Gaskell through television adaptions of her works Cranford and North and South; I then went on to read and enjoy those books. Sylvia’s Lovers is, by my count, the sixth Gaskell book I have read (I think I only have two left after this, ... more >

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