Category: STANDALONE
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92th read: Don’t Believe It
TITLE: Don’t Believe It AUTHOR: Charlie Donlea Released: 2018 Format: kindle Pages: 342 Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, Crime SYNOPSIS The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history—a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over twelve weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a…
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72th read: The Once and Future Witches
I need to get a paperback version of this one someday, so I can annotate. TITLE: The Once and Future Witches AUTHOR: Alix E. Harrow Released: 2020 Format: Audiobook Pages: 517 Genres: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Queer, Witches SYNOPSIS In 1893, there’s no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days…
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68th read: The Time Traveler’s Wife
I remember watching this movie as a teenager, so curiosity took a hold of me when I found this book. April has been nostalgic, this year. So many rereads and memories. TITLE: The Time Traveler’s Wife AUTHOR: Audrey Niffenegger Released: 2003 Format: Audiobook Pages: 537 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Time Travel SYNOPSIS This is the…
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65th read: The Good Patient
Am I picking books to read at random, knowing nothing about them? Yup. TITLE: The Good Patient AUTHOR: Alex Stone Released: 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 371 Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Romance, Abuse SYNOPSIS Appearances can be deceptive…I was taught that life is pain. That love is pain. It was unavoidable. Acceptable. I never had anything, or…
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60th read: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
This book reminds me of Clue (that old murder mystery board game). I like that. TITLE: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle AUTHOR: Stuart Turton Released: 2018 Format: Audiobook Pages: 458 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Time Loop SYNOPSIS Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her…
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56th read: M Butterfly
This is my third reread of 2023. TITLE: M Butterly AUTHOR: David Henry Hwang Released: 1988 Format: Paperback Pages: 93 Genres: Reread, Theatre, Queer, Racism, Romance SYNOPSIS Based on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly, M. Butterfly was an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988.…
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39th read: Children of the Benin Kingdom
This was a recommendation from my friend A. R. Raazol 🙂 TITLE: Children of the Benin Children AUTHOR: Dinah Orji Released: 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Genres: Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Nigerian, Benin SYNOPSIS An ordinary girl with an astonishing past… Ada has lived close to the great rainforest for her whole life, helping her…
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36th read: Little Bee
TITLE: Little Bee AUTHOR: Chris Cleave Released: 2008 Format: Paperback Pages: 271 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary SYNOPSIS This is the story of two women.Their lives collide one fateful day, and one of them has to make a terrible choice.Two years later, they meet again – the story starts there… Highlight: On the girl’s brown legs there…
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35th read: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I admit to avoiding this book because it seemed too mainstream. It showed up on my social media feeds too often, nagging at me. This always makes me apprehensive. I was wrong to avoid this one. It wasn’t what I expected at all. TITLE: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid Released:…
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31th read: The Chrysalids
I found this book for free in the public domain, so I had low expectations. I was wrong, once again! The synopsis was too short to give a glimpse of the plot. I threw it in the background while playing Stardew Valley, but quickly grew too distracted to play. What a happy surprise. TITLE: The…
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