adult fiction
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Must Read Monday (5): Meg Cabot & Anna Lee Huber
Welcome to the fifth edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week I am featuring upcoming titles from Meg Cabot Read more
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Review: The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
Review: The Fair Fight: A Novel by Anna Freeman Source: ARC courtesy of Goodreads First Reads and Penguin Canada. Thank you! Publication: April 14 2015 by Riverhead Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Moving from a filthy brothel to a fine manor house, from the world of street fighters to the world of champions, The Fair Read more
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Must Read Monday (1): Sharon Cameron & Kimberly McCreight
Welcome to the first (and hopefully not only) edition of Must Read Monday. On Mondays I will spotlight some new and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week I am featuring a Read more
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Review: The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
Review: The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan Source: Digital galley courtesy of Grand Central Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: April 7, 2015 by Grand Central Publishing Verdict: Okay/Good Book Description: “If I’m Cinderella today, I dread who they’ll think I am tomorrow. I guess it depends on what I do Read more
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Reviews: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ & ‘The Miniaturist’
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman This historical fiction title was (as I remember it!) one of the more talked about titles after its release in 2012. It took me a few years to get to it- mostly because I usually hesitate when a particular novel is sold to me as a must-read. In Read more
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Reviews: A Complicated Kindness & Three Wishes
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews I don’t think I can adequately express just how devastating, unfamiliar, and outstanding I found this novel to be. I mentioned in a previous post that I had this sitting on my shelves for far too long- I kept putting this read off, for whatever reasons. But, my goodness, Read more
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Reading Challenge, 2015: Adult Fiction
One of my reading goals for 2015 is to tackle more adult fiction titles- particularly those out of my perceived comfort zone. I think I often just don’t feel like challenging myself or my reading preferences enough! As an example, I recently finished Miriam Toews’ award-winning A Complicated Kindness– (first read of 2015!)- and not Read more
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Review: I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Review: I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella Source: ebook, published February 14, 2012 by Dial Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her “happily ever after” begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost Read more
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Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Source: Hardcover, Published June 5th 2012 by Crown Publishers Verdict: Excellent Book Description: On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their Read more
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Review: Y by Marjorie Celona
Review: Y by Marjorie Celona Source: Paperback edition, courtesy of Goodreads First Reads and Penguin Canada Verdict: Very Good Book Description: My life begins at the Y. So begins the story of Shannon, a newborn baby dumped at the doors of the YMCA. She is found moments later by a man who catches a mere Read more
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