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Dark magic flourishes on the Yale campus in Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Terrie

Mar 23, 2020

Dark magic flourishes on the Yale campus in Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House #1 by Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy, Mystery Published 2019, 459 pages "Darlington was all about the pursuit of perfection, something spectacular. He didn't know how precious a normal life could be, how easy it was to drift away from average. You started sleeping until noon, skipped one class, one day of school, lost one job, then another, forgot the way that normal people did things. You lost the language of ordinary life." Alex, a high school drop out, a drug use

A folktale or a mystery? Magical fantasy or a ghost story? Once Upon a River will carry you away....

Terrie

Dec 3, 2019

A folktale or a mystery? Magical fantasy or a ghost story? Once Upon a River will carry you away....

Once Upon a River, Diane Setterfield Genre: Fantasy Published 2018, 464 pages "A river no more begins at its source than a story begins with the first page." Setterfield is a terrific storyteller. (Did you happen to read The Thirteenth Tale?) This one reads like a fable or fairy tale told to you by your grandma..... As I struggled to find words to describe this book to my husband, I found I was using my hands more than my words. Soothing, calm, placid, smooth. Those words all

A black Texas Ranger tries to solve 2 murders in rural Texas - Bluebird, Bluebird, first in a series

Terrie

Nov 26, 2019

A black Texas Ranger tries to solve 2 murders in rural Texas - Bluebird, Bluebird, first in a series

A black Texas Ranger dealing with a pile of personal issues is called on to solve two murders in rural eastern Texas - a black lawyer passing through town and a local white woman. Racial tensions are high in this tiny backwater town; can the Ranger set aside his own issues and do his job? Bluebird, Bluebird (#1 Hwy59), Attica Locke Award: Edgar Genre: Mystery Published 2017, 303 pages The mystery is solid: two seemingly unrelated murders - a black man passing through town an

The Last Child: 13-year-old Johnny searches for missing twin sister while dealing with family issues

Donna

Nov 7, 2019

The Last Child: 13-year-old Johnny searches for missing twin sister while dealing with family issues

The Last Child (#1 Merrimon), John Hart Genre: General Fiction, Mystery Award: Edgar Published 2009, 373 pages He watched the grief take her down. It broke her at the waist. She splayed her hands on the ground, dug her fingers into soft earth. “Make it stop,” she whispered. Boy, this book just rips at your heart. Johnny’s family is torn apart after his twin sister goes missing. Then, a while later, his father leaves. Both Johnny and his mother are devastated by these two loss

The Bookman's Tale:
A mystery, a romance, a murder, a Shakespeare book found...

Terrie

Nov 6, 2019

The Bookman's Tale: A mystery, a romance, a murder, a Shakespeare book found...

Did William Shakespeare really write all those plays himself or was it Christopher Marlowe, or someone else? One of literature's enduring speculations is creatively explored by Lovett. The Booksman's Tale: A Novel of Obsession, Charlie Lovett Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Published 2013, 347 pages A good book-about-books story that was well written and informative about antiquarian booksellers and the question surrounding whether Shakespeare actually wrote everything att

Terrie

Nov 4, 2019

A mystery that isn't quite a mystery

A mystery that isn't quite a mystery as a man is accused of abducting a toddler and his wife sticks up for him while turning a blind eye to all the signs that he did it. The Widow (#1), Fiona Barton Genre: Mystery Published 2016, 324 pages This is Barton's first book and a good effort I think. Alternating between different participants in the drama, we get different perspectives - the detective, the reporter, the mom, and, of course, the widow. We learn of the detective's met

Donna

Oct 31, 2019

#8 in attorney Andy Carpenter series

Former cop and Iraq war veteran who is now a thief is arrested on suspicion of murder. Dog Tags (Carpenter #8), David Rosenfelt Genre: Animals, Mystery Published 2010, 360 pages “As his adversary, that gives me an advantage, because nothing is beneath my dignity.” Attorney Andy Carpenter (#8) series. I have read all of the books in the Carpenter series, actually I’ve read all of Rosenfelt’s books period. Two things I especially like about his books are the humor and the fact

October Mini Reviews - SIX short book reviews

Terrie

Oct 30, 2019

October Mini Reviews - SIX short book reviews

This month we have six mini book reviews including The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle, Most Dangerous Place by James Grippando, A Big Little Life by Dean Koontz, Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane, and The Other Wife by Michael Robotham. The Reason I Jump, Naoki Higashida Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir Published 2005, 135 pages Terrie's read I read this short book to satisfy a category in the #BookRiot #ReadHarder annual chall

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