It's a cold January in the Chesapeake Bay area, but Cool Down Cafe manager Val Deniston has plenty to sweat over--like catering a book club event, testing recipes for her…
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Review:: The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in The Education of Margot Sanchez, a bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding the…
Review:: The Blazing Star by Imani Josey
In The Blazing Star, Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked—after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius.But when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class,…
Review:: The Firebird’s Tale by Anya Ow
The Firebird’s Tale begins with the end of a familiar story: a Prince who never smiled, and by Imperial decree, has to marry the one who managed to make him…
Review:: The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose
I received The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose as an e-galley from Netgalley and the publisher, Atria Books, in exchange for an honest review of this book. As…
Review:: The Typewriter’s Tale by Michiel Heyns
‘Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to.' - The Typewriter's Tale This is the maxim of celebrated author Henry James and one which his typist Frieda Wroth tries…
Review:: Dear Thing by Julie Cohen
After years of watching her best friends Ben and Claire try for a baby, Romily has offered to give them the one thing that they want most in Dear Thing. Romily…
Review: Home to Cedar Branch by Brenda Bevan Remmes
After a betrayal ends in tragedy, Katy seeks refuge from her abusive husband, Hank, in her quiet hometown of Cedar Branch, North Carolina. Taking up residence on the old family…
Review:: The Bette Davis Club by Jane Lotter
The morning of her niece’s wedding, Margo Just drinks a double martini and contemplates the many mistakes she’s made in her fifty-odd years of life. Spending three decades in love…
Review:: The Palest Ink by Kay Bratt
A sheltered son from an intellectual family in Shanghai, Benfu spends 1966 anticipating a promising violinist career and an arranged marriage. On the other side of town lives Pony Boy,…
Why I read (mostly) e-books
I saw a really nifty graphic on Tumblr the other day, and I found it interesting. It was a poll from The Digital Reader, using information from Fatbrain on why…