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My list has gotten a little out of order, and I’ve had a couple surprise additions. Well, maybe not such a surprise, as I requested these extra titles from NetGalley, but they weren’t put on the SRL because I didn’t know if I was going to be blessed by the Book Gods. (Spoiler: I was.)…
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Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC of Julie Gerstenblatt’s new book The Stargazer of Nantucket. Any book associated with nineteenth century seafaring is going to catch my eye, fiction or nonfiction. Julie Gerstenblatt’s newest book had all of the elements that I feel make a good sea story: the adventure and…
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Book two of my SRL is Chera Hammons’ stunning poetry collection Birds of America. Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the ARC of Birds of America. It is greatly appreciated! It is rare that I rate a book five stars, but this is a truly beautiful collection of poetry and more than deserves it.…
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This book is not on my Summer Reading List; I started it before Memorial Day weekend, so this is just an extra review for your reading (and eating!) pleasure. I would like to extend a sincere thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC of Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegan. I am…
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Book one of my Summer Reading List is Sarah Nicole Lemon’s A Dark and Wild Wood, kindly gifted by NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager. A Dark and Wild Wood is due for publication on May 26, 2026. Bluebeard meets the Brothers Grimm in this dark fantasy. I love the protagonist Salome’s personality: she’s strong-minded,…
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Hello Friends! It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the US, and for this reader girl, that means multiple parades (youngest son is a drummer in his high school marching band), pausing to pay respect to people that laid down their lives in service to the country that they believed in, and plenty of time to…
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Thank you NetGalley and Aurora Metro Books for the ARC of “Charlotte Bronte’s Psyche” by Elizabeth Imlay. The parallels Elizabeth Imlay draws between Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” and the myth of Cupid and Psyche are fascinating. I have lost count of how many times I have read “Jane Eyre” (it’s my favorite book), and…
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Thank you NetGalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the ARC of Michelle Awad’s poems “Sudden Seances.” Michelle Awad writes in a variety of styles; each poem is crafted in such a way as to best present its its message. The line breaks and stanzas force the reader to carefully weigh what they have read. Awad…
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Thank you NetGalley and Running Press for the ARC of Lindsay Mack’s “Tarot for the Wild Soul.” Lindsay Mack’s “Tarot for the Wild Soul” is a good resource and guide for all Tarot users, new and seasoned. Mack opens with a basic “What are the cards?” introduction, and then breaks the deck into three major…
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Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC of Lois Romano’s “An Inconvenient Widow.” In “An Inconvenient Widow,” Lois Romano has presented a fascinating biography of Mary Todd Lincoln. Romano is entirely unbiased in this book and sought to present Mary Lincoln as the person she was rather than as the much-hated wife…
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