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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.

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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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tatedecaro
Feb 52 min read
Review: Black Star
4/5 stars Black Star , by Kwame Alexander (2024) TW: Racism, KKK activity, reference to a lynching This is a sequel to The Door of No...
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tatedecaro
Feb 14 min read
Review: Sworn Solider series
4 & 3 out of 5 stars What Moves the Dead and What Feasts at Night , by T. Kingfisher (2022 & 2024) 4/5 stars What Moves the Dead A...
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tatedecaro
Jan 312 min read
Review: We Need No Wings
3/5 stars We Need No Wings , by Ann D á vila Cardinal (2024) Magical realism done quite well. Tere (short for Teresa), a Puerto...
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tatedecaro
Jan 161 min read
Review: Graveyard Shift
3/5 stars Graveyard Shift , by M.L. Rio (2024) I absolutely loved Rio's If We Were Villains , which I have read twice. So I was excited...
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tatedecaro
Jan 162 min read
Review: The Book of Doors
5/5 stars The Book of Doors , by Gareth Brown (2024) Fantastic book for book-lovers! Cassie works at a bookstore in New York City. She...
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tatedecaro
Jan 73 min read
Review: Sleeping Giants
4/5 stars Sleeping Giants , by Rene Denfeld (2024) TW: Child abuse and death, sexual assault, institutionalization, foster care I saw...
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tatedecaro
Dec 28, 20242 min read
2024 Books in Review
60 books this year: Authors - 50 Women, 8 Men, 2 Non-Binary 55 fiction, 5 non-fiction Years published ranging from 2011-2024, with one...
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tatedecaro
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Review: Woodworm
4/5 stars Woodworm , by Layla Martínez (2021) Translated by Sophie Hughes & Annie McDermott I got this in a book swap at my book club's...
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tatedecaro
Dec 12, 20242 min read
Review: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
4/5 stars A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking , by T. Kingfisher (2020) “Death by sourdough starter. Not a good way to go.” This book...
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tatedecaro
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Review: Fourteen Days
2/5 stars Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel , edited by Margaret Atwood & Douglas Preston (2024) A novel with 36 authors sounds...
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tatedecaro
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Review: How to Be Eaten
4/5 stars How to Be Eaten , by Maria Adelmann (2022) I don't always love a fairytale re-telling, but this one is done especially well....
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tatedecaro
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Review: Absolutely Truly
2/5 stars Absolutely Truly , by Heather Vogel Frederick (2014) This is a fun YA novel set in the fictional little town of Pumpkin Falls,...
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tatedecaro
Nov 15, 20243 min read
Review: Falling Back in Love with Being Human
5/5 stars Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls , by Kai Cheng Thom (2023) "from the depths of my rage and...
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tatedecaro
Nov 13, 20242 min read
Review: Rubbernecker
3/5 stars Rubbernecker , by Belinda Bauer (2013) Patrick Fort has Asperger's syndrome (I know it isn't referred to that way anymore, but...
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tatedecaro
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Review: The Secret Book of Flora Lea
3/5 stars The Secret Book of Flora Lea , by Patti Callahan Henry (2023) London, 1939 - During the Blitz, as German planes bombed the...
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tatedecaro
Nov 1, 20244 min read
Review: Wayward Children series
3/5 stars Every Heart a Doorway , Down Among the Sticks & Bones , and Come Tumbling Down , by Seannan McGuire (2016, 2017, 2020) There...
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tatedecaro
Oct 11, 20243 min read
Review: Real Americans
3/5 stars Real Americans , by Rachel Khong (2024) This is a reluctant 3, but the book is better than a 2, so here we are. The story is...
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tatedecaro
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Review: The Golden Spoon
3/5 stars The Golden Spoon , by Jessa Maxwell (2023) Oooh this was fun. I enjoyed this. A murder mystery that takes place at an American...
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tatedecaro
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Review: Cackle
3/5 stars Cackle , by Rachel Harrison (2021) Manhattan-living grade school teacher Annie has recently been dumped by her boyfriend of 10...
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tatedecaro
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Review: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson
3/5 stars The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson , by Ellen Baker (2024) Cecily is 94 years old, with a loving , if a bit neurotic, daughter,...
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