The Kindest Lie

The Kindest Lie

Reviews Done Quick The Kindest Lie centers around Ruth. After many years she is returning home for the holidays. However, something else draws her home. Ruth had a baby in high school, and now in her thirties, she feels pulled to find him. The Kindest Lie while a good holiday read, was a little predictable […]

Posted December 6, 2023 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #154

Weekly Wrap-Up #154

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer,  The Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog I took several sporadic blogging breaks this year and before I knew it, it was December. Right on queue, Wisconsin gave us snow […]

Posted December 3, 2023 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 5 Comments
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The Maid by Nita Prose

The Maid by Nita Prose

Review Molly is an endearing character, with her OCD for cleanliness and decency, her love for The Olive Garden, and despite better judgment, Molly trusts everyone. However, like Ted Mosby’s former girlfriend, I consistently heard myself saying “Oh honey” to the schemes she unknowingly got involved in. I got the impression that Molly was slightly […]

Posted December 2, 2023 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Friday Meme: One Day in December

Friday Meme: One Day in December

Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: It’s a wonder everyone who uses public transport in winter doesn’t keel over and die of germ overload. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Anne at Head Full of Books is taking over for a bit Page 56 She appears swaying in the doorway, but she’s not alone My Thoughts: I […]

Posted December 1, 2023 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 1 Comment
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Books From the Backlog: The Farm

Books From the Backlog: The Farm

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This meme is hosted by Carole’s Random Life in Books On My TBR This Week […]

Posted September 21, 2023 by Whitney in Books From the Backlog / 3 Comments
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Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Mini-Review s was different from what I was expecting, although, I can’t quite put my finger on what I was expecting in the first place. P. Djèlí Clark’s short book was unique with characters that had strong independent voices. I think what caught me off, guard was the genre. I went into Ring Shout thinking […]

Posted June 17, 2023 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Friday Meme: The Woman in the Library

Friday Meme: The Woman in the Library

Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Dear Hannah, What are you writing? I expect you’ve started something new by now.  If not, consider this a nudge from a fan.  You have a following, my friend, desperate for the next Hannah Tigone.  To paraphrase Spider-Man: With great readership comes great responsibility. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page […]

Posted June 16, 2023 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 1 Comment
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The Last Thing He Told Me

The Last Thing He Told Me

I think the best way to describe The Last Thing He Told Me would be to compare it to a trainwreck. It started out fine and (somewhat) harmless but it slowly started to go off the tracks. The gist of the story is that Owen goes on the run after the company he works for […]

Posted June 12, 2023 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #153

Weekly Wrap-Up #153

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, and books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer,  The Book Date, and Reading Reality Off The Blog My library card expired without my notice until I tried to renew a book so getting that update was a top priority […]

Posted June 11, 2023 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 1 Comment
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