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Why would a mother do this?

To the Bridge by Nancy Rommelmann

September 23, 2019 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

I don’t really know how I found this book. I read it a couple months ago, and there have been so many books since then that I just can’t remember! Anyway, this book is a true story, and at times it was hard to read. Here’s a quick synopsis of what happened: In Oregon in May 2009, Amanda Stott-Smith dropped her two kids off a bridge into the river. Her four year old son died, but her seven year old daughter lived. Amanda was almost […]

Smaller Mass Update #3: Books about a guy who owns a dog or two

Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt

First Degree by David Rosenfelt

Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt

August 29, 2019 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Ok these three together actually makes sense! They’re all from the same series, and they’re all about a lawyer who loves his dog. Any one of these books can fulfill my “I Love This” bingo square, because I love dogs, and I love legal thrillers. In real life, I love dogs more, so don’t worry about me! Here’s #1! I again started a series at book number 1. I think CBR is reforming my ways. In this book, we’re introduced to Andy, who is a […]

CBRBingo – Remix. Mrs. Holmes puts the original to shame.

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca

August 25, 2019 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo is really the gift that keeps on giving! I struggle a little with the framework I’ve applied to my reading at present as I try to knock out squares, but without Bingo and CBR I wouldn’t have found Mrs. Sherlock Holmes and that would have been a real tragedy. I wanted to get CBR Bingo Remix square and wasn’t ready to tackle more Laurie R. King. Read the first one and was on board for the first 3/4 of the book but didn’t […]

DO NOT READ THE BOOK JACKET! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

The Witch Elm by Tana French

August 17, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

If you are in the least bit interested in this story- as an avid reader of Tana French or a curious newcomer- then heed the warning and DO NOT be tempted by the book jacket! The inciting action is described- in detail- right on the open flap of the cover, but you will spend a good 250 pages wandering around in wait. It will ruin one of the many surprises, and lend an unnecessary element of additional suspense to something that is already full of […]

Some Sisterly Murder

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

August 10, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 13 (Pajiba) I noticed recently that this novel could actually qualify for several different squares, but I’ll be using it for Pajiba, where a review was posted 1/24/2019. I’ve had my eye on the title for a while although I’m not quite sure where I first heard about it. I’m not sure what exactly what I was expecting, but I didn’t get it, not even close. I was not really expecting to enjoy this, firstly because it’s contemporary literary fiction, and secondly it’s written […]

Psycho killer, qu’est que c’est?

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

August 10, 2019 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

I’ve been eyeing this one jealously every time I see it perched on my mum’s armchair, which she thankfully noticed and so passed it on as soon as she finished. This didn’t take long – it’s a super quick read which I nailed in one morning in bed, and I could have easily read much more of it. Korede has spent her life protecting her little sister. Beautiful and charming, Ayoola needed a lot of protection when younger – from their abusive father and from […]

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