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The Mistletoe Mystery
by Nina Prose
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This is the 3rd book in The Maid series. It’s a Christmas novella. I wasn’t really thrilled with the book and my granddaughter asked me why I keep reading it. I always finish a book hoping that the ending will make me change my mind. And it did. I still rated it a 3 star because I did find most of the book to be boring and childish. But I’m looking forward to reading the final book. Perhaps it will be about the wedding.
Down By the River
by Edna O'Brien
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Emotional novel set in Ireland dealing with complex family relationships and the hypocrisy of social "norms" and "values." The novel is based on a controversial case in 1990s Ireland in which a 14-year-old girl becomes pregnant with her father's child. Events spiral out of control as opposing factions seek to control this girl's destiny. Per the publisher: "O'Brien has crafted a novel that contains the sweep of women's history that led to the case and continues beyond it. (The novel) is an unforgettable portrait of girlhood, loneliness, and our deepest humanity."
Seabreeze Sunset
by Jan Moran
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Easy, relaxing beach read
Dear Edward
by Ann Napolitano
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This book was captivating from the start! I love how it went back and forth between Edward’s life post crash as well as getting to know all about the passengers that didn’t survive. The reader couldn’t help but feel deeply for Edward and all he experienced at such an early age.
Before I Forget
by Tory Henwood Hoen
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Father who had Alzheimer's and daughters who lovingly took care of him. Excellent book.
Odder
by Applegate
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It was really good! I really enjoyed it and thought it was sad and happy.
Stella and Marigold
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Not as good as ivy and bean but still good.
Harlem Rhapsody
by Victoria Christopher Murray
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Harlem Rhapsody is a well-researched historical novel that brings to light the thriving, Black American cultural community in 1920a Harlem despite the racial, political, economic, social and cultural oppression Black people faced from the White majority. The novel tells the story of trailblazing author and literary editor Jessie Redmon Fauset, whose work to promote and elevate talented Black writers and artists (including such iconic writes as Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen) was mostly lost to history. Murray's novel is part of a renewed effort to bring Redmon Fauset's contribution to the Black cultural revolution of the 1920s to light. The similarities of the racial, social, cultural struggles of the 1920s depicted in the novel to that which is happening today is not unnoticed by the reader.
On Pot One Portion
by Eleanor Wilkinson
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I borrowed this book for 2 purposes. First it’s on my summer reading badges and bingo, second I thought there would be a simple recipe. However, as I read through each recipe (ingredients and instructions) there wasn’t anything that shouted out make me! I guess I would rather prepare a full recipe and either freeze the leftovers or finish them.
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
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As with most in this series, it’s nice for while I’m at work but I don’t think I’d read them “for real”. They’re entertaining enough, but not the next great novel. It’s a sweet book and I enjoyed it, I just like others better.
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