Tag: writing
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Book Review: Fancy Dogs by Tini Malina (author) and Tammi Reichel (translator)
WHAT A CHARMING BOOK! I am a relatively newish dog lover, acquiring my very first dog in late 2011, but as with many things in my life, when I fall, I FALL HARD. I now know all the dogs in our neighborhood, dog-sit for friends (hi to my favorite Golden, Chubbs), pet random dogs whenever…
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Bien sûr, que je sais jouer du piano (not)!
If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why? All in all, I’m pretty content with who I am and how I got here. Of course, I wish I could eat whatever I want and never gain a pound, but I didn’t win the genetics lottery for that one. I am…
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Book Review: Let’s Not Go Overboard Here by Erica Hendry
First of all, many thanks to NetGalley, Grand Central Publishing Hardcover, and Erica Hendry for the ARC of this book just recently published (June 2, 2026). While I loved receiving this ARC of a debut novel, I don’t think I am the target audience for Let’s No Go Overboard Here by Erica Hendry. This book…
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Book Review: The Masala Chai Mystery Club by MJ Soni
This cozy mystery should get an award for inclusivity! It ticks off all the boxes: gender, ethnicity, age, disabled/abled, economic status, it’s all in there. Was it too much? Maybe. At the beginning it was a whole lot being thrown at the reader. I’ve seen reviews that say the first 20% or so was slow…
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Book Review: The Optimists by Brian Platzer
I’ll begin this review of The Optimists by Brian Platzer with a quote from another reviewer on Goodreads: I’ll admit, when I finished this book I immediately went to Goodreads to look at some of the reviews, a few 5-star, a few 1-star, and then I turned to the 3-star reviews. Near the top I…
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My April 2026 Reads!
RUN, don’t walk…to read The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout! Another Strout masterpiece! How I love her writing! So many emotions, such great pacing, beautiful prose, but not pretentious or showy. See my review here. Also, Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise is such a great book. If you like Irish scenery, characters who have…
