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Read: The Awkward Squad by Sophie Henaff The Oracle Year by Charles Soule Somebody’s Daughter by Rochelle B. Weinstein The Ice Swimmer by Kjell Ola Dahl Neuromancer by William Gibson A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny The Broken Girls by Simone St. James Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Penance by Kanae Minato The Perfect Mother … Continue reading April Wrap Up
THE PERFECT MOTHER | Aimee Molloy 05.01.2018 | Harper Rating; 4/5 stars The May Mothers are a group of new moms who all gave birth around the same time in the month of May. They formed a bond before their newborns came in to the world and now they continue to meet twice a week. … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Mother
PENANCE | Kanae Minato 04.11.2017 | Mulholland Books Rating: 5/5 stars Five friends went to play outside of their school one holiday weekend. Only four went home. Sae, Maki, Akiko, Yuko, and Emily gathered to pass around a volleyball and escape the chaos of having family at their homes for a traditional Japanese holiday. While … Continue reading Book Review: Penance
DARK MATTER | Blake Crouch 07.26.2016 | Broadway Books Rating: 5/5 stars Jason Dessen is living a quiet life in Chicago. He’s married to Daniela, who he loves dearly, and father to Charlie, the child who solidified their relationship. Jason gave up an intense physics research lifestyle in order to be with Daniela and build … Continue reading Book Review: Dark Matter
THE BROKEN GIRLS | Simone St. James 03.20.2018 | Berkley Rating: 5/5 stars Vermont, 1950: Idlewild Hall is the home for girls who are no longer wanted. The student body is made up of girls who are refugees, victims of the war, pregnant, illegitimate, or just plain too troublesome for their parents to want around … Continue reading Book Review: The Broken Girls
A BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #8) 08.28.2012 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars The monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups is about as hidden as a building can be. This home to two dozen cloistered monks is located on a island surrounded by high walls, wilderness, and a front door that never lets … Continue reading Book Review: A Beautiful Mystery
NEUROMANCER (Sprawl #1) | William Gibson 07.01.2000 (first published 1984) | Ace Books Rating: 3/5 stars The matrix is a world within the world, which represents every byte of data in cyberspace. Case is an expert on the matrix and has been hailed as the sharpest data-thief in the business. The problem is, Case messed … Continue reading Book Review: Neuromancer
THE ICE SWIMMER | Kjell Ola Dahl (Oslo Detectives #8) 04.30.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars A dead man has been found floating in the freezing waters of Oslo Harbor. There are no signs of foul play. The death looks like an intoxicated man who fell into the water and couldn't get out. A … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Ice Swimmer
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER | Rochelle B. Weinstein 04.17.2018 | Lake Union Publishing Rating: 4/5 stars Emma and Bobby Ross live a picture perfect life. They have twin daughters, Lily and Zoe, who are each excelling at school. Their marriage is a story of high school sweethearts still together and going strong many years later. Together they … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody’s Daughter
THE ORACLE YEAR | Charles Soule 04.03.2018 | Harper Perennial Rating: 4/5 stars Will Dando is barely getting by in New York living from gig to gig playing as a bassist. One night he has a dream where he receives 108 predictions about the future and before he knows it he has become the most … Continue reading Book Review: The Oracle Year
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