Month: December 2012
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Discarded: Pygmy and The Darlings
Rarely do I take the time to write about books I didn’t finish reading. These books aren’t terribly written or anything, they’re just not for me. Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk I’ve always been a huge fan of Chuck Palahniuk. I never got around to reading Fight Club (enjoyed the movie),…
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The Best Reads of 2012
2012 has finally come to a close. There was no apocalypse! So now it’s time to review my favorite books of 2012. Not every book in this list was published in 2012. Some are review copies and some of them are from my personal collection. The Lost Guild series by…
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Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle
Holiday Grind is the 8th book in the Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle. This Christmas-themed installment is the perfect read for cold winter nights—alongside a latte or cup of coffee, of course. In Holiday Grind, Clare investigates the death of a jolly neighborhood Santa Claus (named Alfred “Alf” Glockner)…
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The Secret of the Nightingale Palace by Dana Sachs
The Secret of the Nightingale Palace takes readers on a cross-country road trip from New York to San Francisco with 35-year-old Anna and her grandmother, the eccentric and fashionable Goldie Rosenthal. An artist who recently lost her husband to leukemia, Anna is surprised when her estranged grandmother Goldie calls, requesting…