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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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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Sep 142 min
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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Sep 142 min
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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Aug 152 min
Review: You'd Look Better as a Ghost
3/5 stars You'd Look Better as a Ghost , by Joanna Wallace (2023) TW: Child abuse, elder abuse, and. a lot of murder I'm very on the...
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Aug 82 min
Review: Witch of Wild Things
3/5 stars Witch of Wild Things , by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (2023) A fun little book of magical realism. Sage Flores has a special gift...
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Jul 53 min
Review: The Familiar
3/5 stars The Familiar, by Leigh Bardugo (2024) I'm not mad, Leigh. I'm just disappointed. You can do so much better! This gets a 3/5...
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Jun 182 min
Review: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
3/5 stars Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, by Gabrielle Zevin (2007) Naomi would be your typical high school kid, except that she hit her...
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Jun 42 min
Review: Book of Night
3/5 stars Book of Night, by Holly Black (2022) First of a series which.... I think I'd be interested enough in to keep reading? Not...
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Apr 232 min
Review: Self-Portrait with Nothing
3/5 stars Self-Portrait with Nothing, by Aimee Pokwatka (2022) I really enjoyed Pokwatka's The Parliament, which I read last month, so I...
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Apr 152 min
Review: We Are Not Like Them
3/5 stars We Are Not Like Them, by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza (2021) Christine Pride, a Black editor, and Jo Piazza, a white author,...
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Apr 112 min
Review: When We Were Sisters
3/5 stars When We Were Sisters, by Fatimah Asghar (2022) Asghar is a poet, and this book reflects that, as it is written in short bursts...
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Mar 82 min
Review: Our Hideous Progeny
3/5 stars (ish) Our Hideous Progeny, by C.E. McGill (2023) If I did half stars this would be a 2.5, but I'm rounding up to 3 because this...
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Mar 32 min
Review: The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley
3/5 stars The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley, by Sean Lusk (2022) Zachary is born in London in 1754 to Abel Cloudesley, a renowned...
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Feb 192 min
Review: Gallant
3/5 stars Gallant, by V.E. Schwab (2022) I really love the worlds that V.E. Schwab creates - while also recognizing that all of her plots...
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Dec 30, 20232 min
Review: Alias Emma
3/5 stars Alias Emma, by Ava Glass (2022) This is my version of a "beach read" - a fun, page-turning spy-thriller with a kick-ass woman...
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Dec 7, 20232 min
Review: The House Keepers
3/5 stars The House Keepers, by Alex Hay (2023) A daring heist! Revenge of the housekeepers! Deception and deceit in fancy dresses! This...
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Nov 22, 20231 min
Review: Night of the Living Rez
3/5 stars Night of the Living Rez, by Morgan Talty (2022) TW: Drug & alcohol abuse These 12 interconnected stories follow a modern-day...
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Nov 8, 20232 min
Review: Now Is Not the Time to Panic
3/5 stars Now Is Not the Time to Panic, by Kevin Wilson (2022) I've read two of Wilson's books before - Nothing to See Here, which I...
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Oct 1, 20233 min
Review: Horse
3/5 stars Horse, by Geraldine Brooks (2022) I'm a huge Geraldine Brooks fan - one of my all-time favorite books is People of the Book -...
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Sep 26, 20233 min
Review: Butts, A Backstory
3/5 stars Butts: A Backstory, by Heather Radke (2022) Not my words but an apt, brief description - this book melds "history, personal...
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