It took me about a week to read A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard. I was sent the novel by the author to review, and I want to thank him for allowing me to read this book and review it. I…
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Review: Gone to Green by Judy Christie
I became interested in reading Gone to Green after reading the book’s description: Lois goes from being a corporate journalist at a large paper in the Midwest to the owner of The Green News-Item, a small twice-weekly newspaper in rural North…
Tagged with: book review, Christian, Newspaper, North Louisiana, Small Town
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Posted in Book review, Good
Review: Words Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart
When I read the synopsis of Words Spoken True, I thought that it sounded interesting, especially to me, as someone with a newspaper background who enjoys learning about how things were in earlier newspaper offices and presses. This book doesn’t…
Tagged with: Ann H. Gabhart, books, Christian, Fiction, Newspaper, Romance novel
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Posted in Book review, Good
Review: Poison by Sara Poole
This past weekend, I finished reading Sara Poole’s Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance. Before this, the only reference I can remember hearing about the Borgias was from the Assassin’s Creed II video game, which my husband enjoys. Here’s the…
Tagged with: book review, Borgia, Catholic Church, Cesare Borgia, historical fiction, Lucrezia Borgia, Poison, Pope Alexander VI, Renaissance, Rome, Sara Poole
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Posted in Book review, Good
Book review: Virals by Kathy Reichs
To start this post, I have to tell you about my obsession with the television series Bones. The series is loosely based on the life and writings of novelist and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. I watch it religiously, and I’ve been rewatching the…
Tagged with: book review, books, Kathy Reichs, Reichs, Temperance Brennan, Virals, young adult novel
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Posted in Book review, Good
Review: The Good Daughter by Diana Layne
I liked The Good Daughter: A Mafia Story by Diana Layne, a little in spite of itself. That’s the only way I can describe it. I was tempted to say “I didn’t mind this book” but that’s a bit too passive.…
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