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Final Thoughts on Diana Gabaldon’s Written in My Own Heart’s Blood (by Bethany)
Please Note: This review speaks candidly about all aspects of this novel, including the ending. If you don’t want to read details about the ending, please do not read this review. I was very happy to finish this novel – … Continue reading
Update on Mark Slouka’s Brewster
Have you guys ever read a book that you enjoy while you’re reading it, but that you keep thinking up better things to do than read? Brewster is one of those for me. I’m quite enjoying it, even though it … Continue reading
Early thoughts on Mark Slouka’s Brewster
As of right this minute I have read exactly forty seven pages of this book. Mark Slouka’s Brewster came to me via Indiespensible last summer. I realized after I finished In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Beginning of Robinson Crusoe (by Bethany)
I have been pitifully slow getting started with Robinson Crusoe. I’ve been pitifully slow getting through all of my reading lately, really. Even Written in My Own Heart’s Blood – which is long, yes, but not difficult – is going … Continue reading
In which Jill reviews Jen Lancaster’s Here I Go Again and cops to another guilty reading pleasure
I have a general ban on Chick Lit in my house—any novel that features a twenty or thirty-something female lead who is struggling with career, love, and/or family woes in the 21st century and also enjoys referring to designer clothing … Continue reading
Review of Matt Bell’s In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
I started this book while on my camping trip last week. Having minimal distractions helped me make fast progress—finished it in five days—but I do think that it would have been helpful to have access to the internet in the … Continue reading
Final Thoughts on Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief
I finished The Book Thief on the first full day of my vacation this past Friday. It was a new and exciting experience for me: my first time “off the grid” in almost two years. Of course, I’ve been away … Continue reading
Deborah Harkness: A PSA (by Bethany)
I had never heard of Deborah Harkness until I saw a copy of A Discovery of Witches in the book aisle at Target. It was blue and sparkly, and there was that word: Witches. I lived in a small town … Continue reading
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Checking In on the 18th Century: Thoughts After Reading 37% of Diana Gabaldon’s Written in My Own Heart’s Blood (by Bethany)
So I’ve made some good progress in Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, but I still have my share of complaints. First, though, I’ll tell you what I like about the book. The second section of the novel, the one … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 