Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye

Did you read the Gods of Gotham – her first book? This one just as wonderful! Timothy Wilde, NYPD in its early years, is caught in yet another murky mystery – he goes after the crooks with all the wit, charm and foibles he so endearingly laid bare in the first book – yippee – […]

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Juliette by Anne Fortier

Her first book – all about Romeo and Juliette but a whole new take on their ancient story – all mixed in with a modern Romeo and Juliette – great characters and plot twists – fun summer read!

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The Lost Sisterhood by Anner Fortier

New author for me – very fun story, great characters, moves along quickly, suspenseful, a bit predictable but what the heck – good summer read – about a woman’s quest to discover whether those Amazon warrior women really existed and a whole new theory on Helen of Troy and Paris – so how does life […]

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All my Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

I started bending pages so that I could quote how funny Toews is – how wise she is – how believable and human her characters are – but soon realized that the whole book had bent pages so that wasn’t going to work. This story about two sisters – one a beautiful, talented, funny, cool […]

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The museum of extraordinary things by Alice Hoffman

This is truly her best yet – great characters, great plot (okay the ending is a bit tidy but who doesn’t love it when everybody gets what they deserve?). Coralie’s dad gathers all kinds of “performers” for his museum and Coralie doesn’t question him until she begins to suspect that things are not necessarily as […]

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Mrs Poe by Lynn Cullen

Great read – Mrs. Osgood and Edgar are madly in love but fate (and Mrs. Poe) conspire against them – New York in the mid-1800’s is not a happy time for women (but when is a happy time I ask?).

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the universe versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

Alex was hit by a meteorite when he was 10 which left him suffering from frequent epileptic seizures. With humour, wisdom and a great deal of grace Alex learns to manage his condition through mindfulness, meditation and “right living”. His mother loves him to bits – she is a down to earth tarot card reading/clairvoyant […]

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The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Another great read by SMK – as good as her first (the secret life of Bees) and better than her second (the Mermaid’s chair) – great characters, great story and a mix of historical fact and fiction – how does it get better! Sarah – rich southern belle and Hetty – a slave on Sarah’s […]

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The Dead in their vaulted arches by Alan Bradley

This is his best yet – if you love Flavia de Luce (and let’s face it – who doesn’t) this is a bit of a departure from his earlier Flavia adventures – but you really have to LOVE Flavia!

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Bellmore and Black by Diane Setterfield

Wonderful – great characters, a bit of the magical, suspenseful, believable, twisty, turny – great fun to the end!

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