Not Just Another Book on Our Shelf
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In my current book I am reading the character sung along to a song in the story. That inspired me to write this post and in a way to celebrate National Indigenous History Month. The post is also inspired by the meme Music Monday created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. The Book Five Little Indians by Michelle…
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Lindsay’s review “Mothers and fathers are supposed to stay.” A slow burning, beautifully written, haunting and highly atmospheric mystery. Anna is a detective who specializes in missing persons. She lives and breathes for her job and has an indescribable connection to the victims she is searching for. Anna is drawn to her childhood hometown where…
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Brenda’s review Genre Blending done right!!! To save her career and impress a man, down on her luck, journalist Jillian decides to follow the rumours and infiltrate a secret club for some tastemaker women of New York. Laura Hankin takes real-life ideas and adds the right amount of satire to create an interesting, outrageous, fun…
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“Harrowing story that follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.“ Yellow Wife is inspired by real lives of Mary and Robert Lumpkin and The Lumpkin Jail located in Richmond, Virginia from 1830 through The Civil War. Lindsay’s review A powerful, well-written, intriguing…
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Brenda’s Review “I would always have something to prove, Nothing but blazing brilliance would be enough to prove it.” I can’t think of better words to describe Transcendent Kingdom, but “blazing brilliance.” It is a remarkable story that is dazzling written from the first page to the very last page. It’s the kind of story…
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Brenda’s review Hot Diggity Dang, this is one I am excited to talk about!!! Warning: It is no beach read! Don’t read this one while lounging around any water!!! Why have I waited so long to read a book by this author? I now have a few other books waiting for Lindsay and me to…