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My Summer Darlings

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:May 31, 2024
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So I have some mixed reviews about this one. I read this book in one sitting because it was ridiculously good popcorn reading. But the plot is a bit like…

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The Island

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:May 31, 2024
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This YA book had me hooked from the cover. Several social media influencers in their teens and early 20s are invited to preview the exclusive Jagged Island, a private amusement…

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Read more about the article Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond

Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
  • Post category:Jill/Staff Picks
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Henry Winkler is a cool guy; waaay cooler than The Fonz, the character he created for sitcom TV some 50 years ago.  In Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond, Winkler…

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Read more about the article Everyone on This Train is a Suspect

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
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I really enjoyed Stevenson’s first book, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, and wondered how he could top that. Well, after the success of his first book, Ernest was…

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Just Like Home

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
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Still on my gothic horror kick, I found this book recommended for those who liked The Haunting of Hill House. Vera’s mother is dying and calls her back to her…

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Read more about the article Tell Me What Really Happened

Tell Me What Really Happened

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
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This was a fun YA book with a slightly predicable ending. Five teens have heard the stories about Salvation Creek and the people who have gone missing so they decide…

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Read more about the article The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
  • Post category:Karen/Staff Picks
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This is a mystery/thriller with lots of twists and turns AND a surprise ending. Alicia is a famous painter who is accused of murdering her husband. After the murder she does…

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Read more about the article The Warm Hands of Ghosts

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
  • Post category:Aria/Staff Picks
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Katherine Arden’s newest historical fantasy is a moving, heart-wrenching look at what is lost during war, even beyond lives. When discharged WWI army nurse Laura Iven receives her brother, Freddie’s, belongings…

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Whalefall

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:April 29, 2024
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This was not the book I expected it to be! Angsty teen Jay Gardiner wants to find his deceased father’s remains in the Pacific Ocean, where the two would scuba…

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Read more about the article Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek

Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:March 28, 2024
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I raised two teenagers in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, and believe I was engaged in their TV viewing as much as any cool soccer mom, however the book Freaks, Gleeks,…

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