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A Last Goodbye by J.A. Jance

December 9, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
A Last Goodbye by J.A. Jance

The Last Goodbye by J.A. Jance was a small accompaniment to the Ali Reynolds series. While advertised as such, I don’t think I would categorize The Last Goodbye as a mystery. It was more of a feel good Christmas wedding story with the mystery being an after thought. The lost and found dog, the center […]

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Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

December 7, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

When one thinks of John Grisham one thinks of legal thrillers such as The Firm and The Pelican Briefs not a Christmas story. Yet Skipping Christmas was my first John Grisham novel. Considering this was not his usual fare I was a bit hesitant but Skipping Christmas sounded like a cute holiday read and decided […]

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Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling

December 3, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling was just the book I needed after the horrendous 2016 presidential election. I had been in such a funk and was having difficulty taking Taylor Swift’s “Shake it off” mantra. After binge watching the first three seasons of The Mindy Project I was going through withdrawal. To get me […]

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A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd

December 2, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd

I’ve seen the play, watched the movie, it was now time to read the book. I would never say that A Christmas Story was my favorite movie, that will always belong to It’s a Wonderful Life, but I have always loved the pop culture from this holiday movie that is referenced in daily conversation without […]

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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

November 4, 2016 Whitney Review 5 Comments
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Impressions on Book I had not read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov in a least ten years and after watching the 1962 movie felt it was time to reread the classic novel. When I first read Lolita I remember being shocked by Humbert Humbert’s actions finding it grotesque. On this reread, in a generation jaded by […]

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Euphoria by Lily King

November 1, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Euphoria by Lily King

Do you remember when Elaine Benes saw The English Patient? Well, that is how I felt about Euphoria by Lily King. it was long, boring and “how bout it sucked.” I typically like books that have romance and were based on or inspired by real persons and events. Although, like Lee Daniels’ The Butler “inspired […]

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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

October 25, 2016 Whitney Review 6 Comments
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

I have a confession, I was an Agatha Christie virgin. For years, fellow readers had recommended Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot but with the exception of the film Death on the Nile these suggestions went unheard. Finally, with the help of Dan Stevens, I listened to And Then There Were None. I was hooked. Agatha […]

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In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

October 19, 2016 Whitney Review 4 Comments
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 […]

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Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

September 9, 2016 Whitney Review 6 Comments
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

First Impressions Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll has been compare to Gone Girl but I thought it is more along the lines of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Impressions While Reading At first, I thought the novel would focus on Ani’s rape and how it affected her […]

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