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Book Review : Golden State by Michelle Richmond

By amodini Posted in 2014, 4_star_rating, arc, bantam, books, contemporary, netgalley, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Golden State by Michelle Richmond

[amazon_link id=”0385343280″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Golden State Author : Michelle Richmond Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Bantam Pages: 304 Publish Date : February 4th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 Dr. Julie Walker is in a tough situation. She needs to get to the VA hospital where her sister […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #28

By amodini Posted in 2014, images, spain, travel, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #28
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Audiobook Review : Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

By amodini Posted in 2013, 2014, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, hachette, humor, must read, quirky, recommended, wit, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

[amazon_link id=”0316204269″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Where’s You Go Bernadette Author : Maria Semple Genre : Contemporary Narrators : Kathleen Wilhoite Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 9 hrs 39 min Source : Library Rating : 4/5 Where’d You Go Bernadette (WYGB here onwards) is an epistolary novel – i.e.; instead of following […]

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Audiobook Review : Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

By amodini Posted in 2013, 2014, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must read, random_house, recommended, review, thriller | 3 Comments »

[amazon_link id=”B008Y5VE3U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Gone Girl Author : Gillian Flynn Genre : Mystery Narrators : Kirby Heyborne and Julia Whelan Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 19 hrs 11 min Source : Library Rating : 5/5 Nick Dunne and Amy Elliot Dunne have been married five years, when on the […]

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Book Review : Alison’s Automotive Repair Manual by Brad Barkley

By amodini Posted in 2014, 3_star_rating, arc, books, contemporary, humor, netgalley, romance, st_martins_press | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”B000H2M7OI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Alison’s Automotive Repair Manual Author : Brad Barkley Genre : Contemporary Publisher : St. Martin’s Press Pages: 288 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 Alison Durst lives with her sister Sarah and brother-in-law Bill as she attempts to recover from the death of her husband […]

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Book Review : Lake of Tears by Mary Logue (2014)

By amodini Posted in 2014, 3_star_rating, arc, books, crime, mystery, netgalley, Tyrus Books | Comments Off on Book Review : Lake of Tears by Mary Logue (2014)

[amazon_link id=”1440571503″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Lake of Tears Author : Mary Logue Genre : Mystery Publisher : Tyrus Books Pages: 208 Publish Date : January 1st, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 Lake of Tears is the 9th book of the Claire Watkins series. In this, Deputy Sheriff Watkins […]

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My Top 5 Books of 2013

By amodini Posted in 2013, 2014, books, crime, dundurn, favorites, harlequin, historical, humor, lists, netgalley, penguin_books, random_house, recommended, romance, women, writers_coffee_shop | Comments Off on My Top 5 Books of 2013

[amazon_link id=”0143124544″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I resolved to read at least 30 books in 2013, and I’ve read (or listened to) 39! Yay, Well Done Me, etc. etc. You have probably read my reviews on all of them here, on Goodreads and on my Facebook page 🙂 . In no particular order then, here are […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #27

By amodini Posted in 2014, images, spain, travel, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #27
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