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Review:: The Tell-Tale Tarte by Maya Corrigan

By CandidCeillie June 23, 2017March 25, 2018

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

By CandidCeillie February 13, 2017March 31, 2018

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…

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Review:: The Blazing Star by Imani Josey

By CandidCeillie December 5, 2016April 9, 2018

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,…

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Review:: The Firebird’s Tale by Anya Ow

By CandidCeillie December 2, 2016April 9, 2018

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…

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Review:: The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose

By CandidCeillie July 18, 2016April 22, 2018

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…

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Review:: The Typewriter’s Tale by Michiel Heyns

By CandidCeillie April 4, 2016May 9, 2018

‘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…

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Review:: Dear Thing by Julie Cohen

By CandidCeillie February 1, 2016May 9, 2018

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…

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Review: Home to Cedar Branch by Brenda Bevan Remmes

By CandidCeillie January 18, 2016May 9, 2018

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…

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Review:: The Bette Davis Club by Jane Lotter

By CandidCeillie December 21, 2015May 9, 2018

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…

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Review:: The Palest Ink by Kay Bratt

By CandidCeillie November 23, 2015May 9, 2018

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,…

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Why I read (mostly) e-books

By CandidCeillie May 7, 2014May 9, 2018

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…

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