Year: 2016
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Dear Mr. M by Herman Koch
While hunting for my next book to review, I couldn’t resist grabbing Dear Mr. M by Herman Koch. I absolutely loved The Dinner, which I reviewed last fall, and was excited to see what the author could churn up in this novel. Plus, I love reading novels about authors. Authors…
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I Am No One by Patrick Flanery
I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this honest review, which is indeed honest. It has quite a lengthy synopsis, which is here on Amazon. In short, professor Jeremy O’Keefe returns to New York after living in England for a decade, and he’s lonely. But someone…
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I Take You by Eliza Kennedy
This book was pretty great. I devoured it within 2 days and was super sad when it ended. It’s witty and hilarious, and it literally made me laugh out loud every few pages, which I something I rarely do when reading a book. I won’t bore you with my version…
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I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis
This novel is about the woman behind Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait. Lisa Gherardini is Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” Set against the backdrop of Florence during the Italian Renaissance, this novel goes into Mona Lisa’s background and her life under the rule of Lorenzo de Medici. Over the years,…
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The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson
The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson follows a trucker named Ben Jones, who delivers goods to people who live along a barren section of Route 117 in the Utah desert. Every day in Ben’s life is exactly the same: long, repetitive, and uneventful. One day, Ben impulsively turns off…
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Wireman by Billie Sue Mosiman
I found a copy of Wireman in the horror section at a used bookstore and picked it up not being able to resist the cover art (I put a photo of my own copy below). This novel is a brief, but satisfying read if you can enjoy a good horror-thriller.…
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The Mapmaker’s Children by Sarah McCoy
I was sold on reading The Mapmaker’s Children the moment I saw “Underground Railroad” mentioned in its synopsis. I’ve had an obsession with the Underground Railroad since learning about Harriet Tubman in grade school and reading The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton. It’s 1859 in New Charles Town.…
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Eleanor by Jason Gurley
Eleanor was self-published by Jason Gurley in summer 2014 and picked up by Crown Publishing later that year. Eleanor is a haunting story about twins who have been separated. Eleanor is six years old when her twin sister Esmerelda is thrown from the car and killed in a violent accident.…