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Detective Duck: The Case of The Strange Splash by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Click The Cover To Order! Several years ago, I can't remember exactly when... (which led me to a Google search - it was 2003), I saw...
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Book Scavenger Hunts are... Literary Fun!
July 2020 Yesterday, I released three books into the wild, in a fun Book Scavenger Hunt game I discovered. I thought today, I should...
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Memorable Books From Childhood
December 2019 There's been a trend in recent years to gift books at a baby shower in lieu of cards. I think it's a fantastic idea, and...
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Writing Craft Books... The addiction is real!
August 2021 Since high school, when I realized that writing could actually be a thing I could do for life, I've been reading craft...
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Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Click The Cover To Order! This was a spectacularly captivating book. I read this collection not having been tremendously familiar with...
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1) by Ransom Riggs
Click The Cover To Order! If you're looking for a story that draws you in and makes you think... and then go back to re-read just so you...
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
This is a well-crafted foray into the possibilities of a different sort of reincarnation. We found the book to be a little difficult to...
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The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister
This was an intriguing story about a female magician at the turn of the century. I enjoyed how the POV of each chapter moved from one of...
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14 by Peter Clines
This is an edgy science fiction/horror story with just enough humor to lighten up the shadows. Having a building play a central part to...
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Clilck The Cover To Order! This is a wonderful book that gives you the distinct pleasure of being inside the heart and mind of Ivan, a...
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The Accidental Alchemist (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery #1) by Gigi Pandian
Click The Cover to ORder! This is a extraordinary story with surprises at nearly every turn. There is a lovely spice of wonderment when a...
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The Shore of Women by Pamela Sargent
Click The Cover To Order! This dystopian story deals with the reversal of roles between men and women, and who holds the power. The...
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The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
Click The Cover To Order! Treat yourself to to this book. It's a ghost story that well defines the genre. This book was sincerely,...
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A Head Full Of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Click The Cover To Order! I've been selecting psychological thrillers a lot lately, and this one didn't disappoint. This was an...
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The Retreat by Mark Edwards
Click The Cover To Order!  This was an interesting and quick read. I was drawn to the book because the back matter told of a story about...
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Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Click The Cover To Order! Okay folks, I know I'm seriously late coming to this party... but I'm glad I made it! The well on this one...
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European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss
Click The Cover To Order! This is the second installment of this series... a story about Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Catherine Moreau,...
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I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
Click The Cover To Order! The psychological thriller is my favorite genre to read. Packed with creepy surprises and unexpected turns,...
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Click The Cover To Order! I got completely caught up in this story. It was engaging on so many levels, I devoured it slowly, as you...
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Wool (Silo #1) by Hugh Howey
One of the things I love best is to have a friend recommend a book to read. Going in, you have an understanding that this is going to be...
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