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August 19, 2020

DUELING REVIEW: The Switch by Beth O’Leary

JennieB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewscontemporary fiction / English countryside / joint review / London / older hero/heroine / slice of village life / Womens-Fiction12 Comments

Jennie: I was alerted to the terrific debut The Flatshare by Janine’s review last year, and read it myself earlier this year. Janine gave it an A-, but I liked it so much I gave it a straight A, which is rare for me. When she suggested we review O’Leary’s ... more >

March 30, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

JennieB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / contemporary fiction / joint review / literary ficiton / Ponzi scheme10 Comments

Jennie:  Five years ago, I read and loved Mandel’s breakout novel, Station Eleven. It would probably have not come to my attention if not for Janine’s terrific review. I loved Station Eleven so much that I was inspired to read the author’s first novel, Last Night in Montreal, which wasn’t ... more >

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December 21, 2018

Reading List by Jennie for October through November

JennieBook Reviews / Reading Listsclassic fiction / contemporary fiction / Dystopian fiction / horror / non-fiction / Reading lists / True Crime4 Comments

I’ve been doing these round-ups every three months, but I realized this round of mini-reviews are longish, so I decided to just do October and November. Also reviewed (with Janine, Sirius and Jayne): Spinning Silver. The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder and an Unlikely Investigator by Joakim ... more >

May 26, 2016

REVIEW: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

SunitaC+ Reviewsamnesia / contemporary fiction / Marriage-in-Trouble / Womens-Fiction10 Comments

Dear Liane Moriarty: My neighbor invited me to join a new book club, and while I’m skeptical of book clubs I really like my neighbor and would like to spend more time with her and other women readers. The first book chosen was this one by Liane Moriarty, whose name ... more >

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April 18, 2016

Monday News: Governor vetoes Bible, jail for overdue books?!, and updating contemporaries

JanetPublishing Newscontemporary fiction / library fines / religion / state book / world building5 Comments

Tennessee’s governor vetoes Bible as state book – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam vetoed the bill designating the Bible as the state’s official book, and his reasoning was kind of interesting. He recognized the need for the separation of church and state, and argued that if the Bible is a “sacred text,” ... more >

May 3, 2015

REVIEW: Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith

SiriusB Reviews / Recommended ReadsAustralia / coma patient / contemporary fiction / twinsComments Off on REVIEW: Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith

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A captivating debut novel of brothers who have drifted apart and the accident that will determine their future, by an unforgettable new voice in fiction. Whiskey and Charlie might have come from the same family, but they’d tell you two completely different stories about growing up. Whiskey is everything Charlie ... more >

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