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Conviction by Denise Mina

Conviction by Denise Mina

Reviews Done Quick Anna and Finn are thrown together when it is discovered that their spouses are having an affair and, because Finn has nothing better to do he follows Anna around the globe as she plays Carmen San Diego while attempting to solve an unsolved mystery via podcast. The plot of Conviction hooked me. […]

Posted November 9, 2024 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Audiobook Review: Eligible by  Curtis Sittenfeld

Audiobook Review: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sadly, at 20% Eligible took a nosedive. It became the most trashy version of The Bachler and strayed so far from Pride and Prejudice that it became unrecognizable. I wanted to follow in Colton’s footsteps and jump over a fence to put as much distance as possible between us. Eligible put way too much focus […]

Posted January 27, 2021 by Whitney in Review / 3 Comments
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Audiobook Review: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Audiobook Review: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Goodreads Updates Final Impressions I wasn’t expecting much from The Proposal to begin with. I was hoping for a fun romance with a bit of plot outside of the bedroom. Instead, I got an insipid plot with one dimensional characters. Top if off with the TMI romance scenes and I’m surprised I made it all […]

Posted January 21, 2020 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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The Last Mrs Parrish

The Last Mrs Parrish

Review The Last Mrs Parrish started out strong. It dropped breadcrumbs I eagerly picked up in my quest to learn what Amber’s motive was.  Sadly, that trail quickly dried up and I began sighing like Bella Swan in Twilight.  The novel became like any other domestic thriller.  However, despite the fact that the plot had […]

Posted October 24, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments
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Girl Last Seen

Girl Last Seen

Book Impressions With the likes of the Cleveland Three, and Elizabeth Smart in the news, kidnapped women who eventually are found is a hot topic. Girl Last Seen was more on the cold side. The characters were all one dimensional, particularly the two missing girls. Because of the lack of development I didn’t form a […]

Posted October 17, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment
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Breaking up with Jodi Picoult: The Tenth Circle

Breaking up with Jodi Picoult: The Tenth Circle

Breaking up is hard to do I went through a Jodi Picoult phase when I was in my twenties. True her novels are formulaic but they were still enjoyable and that’s the important thing. Unfortunately, that was not the case with The Tenth Circle. While it is a timely book The Tenth Circle just fell […]

Posted October 8, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments
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The Pearl Sister

The Pearl Sister

Review The Pearl Sister is the fourth book in the Seven Sisters series. Like the rest of the books in the series The Pearl Sister is told in two parts, one from CeCe, the Seventh Sister in question and the second from her ancestor Kitty McBride. To be blunt, I could have done without CeCe’s […]

Posted October 3, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 3 Comments
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Big Little Lies: Book vs Series

Big Little Lies: Book vs Series

Big Little Lies is my first in my analysis of books vs their film (or series) counterpart.  Big Little Lies has been circulating the book blogosphere for a while so the novel is nothing new, however what brought me to read it was the HBO series.  It looked like a trashy romp and is one of […]

Posted April 19, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments
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Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney

Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney

I thought Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney would be a cute Christmas read with a slice of drama. In that regard, it certainly met my expectation; each character had their own story that intertwined with one another accordingly, and it held a premise that was unique to the genre of holiday stories. However, […]

Posted January 6, 2017 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

First Impressions I bought into the buzz that surrounded In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. The premise of murder at a bachelorette party seemed a little far-fetched, but as it had been a hyped thriller and since it is October I thought I would give it a try. Impressions While Reading Sadly, I […]

Posted October 19, 2016 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments
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