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Review: The Anatomist’s Wife (Lady Darby #1) by Anna Lee Huber
Review: The Anatomist’s Wife (Lady Darby Mystery #1) by Anna Lee Huber Source: Paperback, Published November 6, 2012 by Berkley Trade Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister’s estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when her hosts throw… Read more
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Review: Jewel of the Thames by Angela Misri
Review: Jewel of the Thames (Portia Adams Adventure #1) by Angela Misri, illus. Sydney Smith Source: ebook, Published March 25, 2014 by Fierce Ink Press Co-op Ltd Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: There’s a new detective at 221 Baker Street Set against the background of 1930s England, Jewel of the Thames introduces Portia Adams, a… Read more
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Review: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Review: Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson Source: Hardcover, Published May 6, 2014 by Simon & Schuster Verdict: Very Good Book Description: The Pre-Sloane Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn’t do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you… Read more
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Review: A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
Review: A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller Source: ARC from Goodreads First Reads, provided by Penguin Group. Thank you! Verdict:Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Welcome to the world of the fabulously wealthy in London, 1909, where dresses and houses are overwhelmingly opulent, social class means everything, and women are taught to be nothing more than… Read more
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Review: All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry
Review: All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry Source: Hardcover, Published September 26, 2013 by Viking Juvenile Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Four years ago, Judith and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated, reviled and ignored by those who were… Read more
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Review: Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Review: Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight Source: eBook, Published April 2, 2013 by Harper Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: Litigation lawyer and harried single mother Kate Baron is stunned when her daughter’s exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn, calls with disturbing news: her intelligent, high-achieving fifteen-year-old daughter, Amelia, has been caught cheating. Kate can’t… Read more
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