Review: Cheri & The Last of Cheri

Cheri & The Last of Cheri by Colette

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



An almost favourite for me but alas I am donating this one to clear my bookshelves. Will likely buy a digital edition (this one is hardback).



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Review: Glow

Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Really liked but haven't got to the sequel yet (I will eventually). Donating hardback as clearing bookshelves for a move.



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Review: The Hazards of Good Breeding: A Novel

The Hazards of Good Breeding: A Novel by Jessica Shattuck

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Good book, witty, but donating now to clear bookshelves for move.



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Review: The Fury and Dark Reunion

The Fury and Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Very good series & I loved this double edition (this is my second copy of books 3 & 4). Originally read in the 90s. Donating now as clearing bookshelves for a move.



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Review: The Corrections

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Quite enjoyed & now donating as clearing bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Jumper

Jumper by Steven Gould

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Enjoyed enough to read next in series. Donating now as clearing bookshelves for a move.



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Review: The Position

The Position by Meg Wolitzer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this one but now donating as clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America's Best Women Writers

This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America's Best Women Writers by Elizabeth Merrick

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Good collection of short stories that I read a while ago. Donating now as clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist by Todd Wiggins

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Liked it. Donating now.



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Review: The Torn Skirt

The Torn Skirt by Rebecca Godfrey

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Liked this well enough but it hasn't really stood out to me years later. Donating.



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Review: Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters

Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters by Jean Shepherd

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Enjoyed & this was given to me by a friend. Now I'm donating as I'm clearing bookshelves.



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Book Review: Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt

Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Summary:   Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian poets. As they uncover their letters, journals, and poems, and track their movements from London to Yorkshire—from spiritualist séances to the fairy-haunted far west of Brittany—what emerges is an extraordinary counterpoint of passions and ideas.

Review: Paris Inside Out: The Insider's Handbook to Life in Paris

Paris Inside Out: The Insider's Handbook to Life in Paris by David Applefield

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Was really very useful for a trip I took but as this is a 5th edition, I'm sure I'd need a new one when I return. Giving away to friend for reference as I'm clearing bookshelf for move.



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Review: All Families are Psychotic

All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Another by Coupland that I quite liked. Donating as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: A Season in Purgatory

A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Had two copies of this book in two different bindings. Loved the story but donating now as clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: The Mermaids Singing

The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Can't go wrong with Prof Tony Hill & this is a great entry to the series. Donating as clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: Notes on a Scandal: What Was She Thinking?

Notes on a Scandal: What Was She Thinking? by Zoë Heller

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Really enjoyed this one & liked the film as well. Donating as clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy by Margaret George

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Another by Margaret George that I really enjoyed. Donating as clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: JPod

JPod by Douglas Coupland

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this one also & it's likely my favorite Coupland. Donating this one as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Maeve Binchy: Three Complete Books: The Lilac Bus; Firefly Summer; Silver Wedding

Maeve Binchy: Three Complete Books: The Lilac Bus; Firefly Summer; Silver Wedding by Maeve Binchy

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Love Binchy & these novels delivered but it's time to set this tome free. Clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: Choke

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this one but not saving for husband to finally get around to reading anymore. Donating as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Prep

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Really enjoyed this one & it prompted me to check out other Sittenfeld books. Donating now as I am clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: Suicide Blonde

Suicide Blonde by Darcey Steinke

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Enjoyed but this one is super angsty. I was in the right mood to read it but now it's time to set it free. Clearing bookshelves for move.



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Review: The Victorian Visitors: Culture Shock in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The Victorian Visitors: Culture Shock in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Rupert Christiansen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this one. Donating as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Narcissism: Denial of the True Self

Narcissism: Denial of the True Self by Alexander Lowen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Think I read this for a class & since I didn't sell it back or get rid of it, I must have enjoyed it on some level. Donating now as I am clearing bookshelves for a move.



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Review: The Daughter of Time

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this one & don't recall when I read it. Donating as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame

Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame by Victoria Brooks

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I'm a fan of travel writing & this was a great book of literary history. Donating now as I'm clearing bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Season In Purgatory, A

Season In Purgatory, A by Dominick Dunne

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Quite enjoyed this one (we wound up with two copies of this; one hardback & one paperback. I picked up this hardcover for a dollar back in 2005). Donating as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Deception on His Mind

Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth George

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this on (can't go wrong with Inspector Lynley). Donating as I'm clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Review: Mary, Called Magdalene

Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Enjoyed this one but it wasn't my favorite by Margaret George. Giving away as clearing my bookshelves for a move.



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Book Review: Exodus (Extinction Point #2) by Paul Antony Jones

Exodus by Paul Antony Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Publisher: 47North


Summary:  Reporter Emily Baxter survived the alien red rain that blanketed and annihilated the human race. But after the downpour, and the lethal contagion it spread, came an even greater horror: the rampant transformation of the dead into something utterly unearthly.

With a terrifying new form of life emerging from the mutated landscape, Emily’s only hope is to flee toward distant Alaska where she can unite with the survivors who have reached out to her from a remote science facility. The journey from New York will be long and painstaking, and Emily has only her faithful dog and whatever she can carry. But, after discovering a small family of refugees along the way, Emily’s determination to escape the unfolding catastrophe and carve out a new future is renewed. Standing in their way are Earth’s new masters, equally determined to survive and thrive, and possessed of monstrous capabilities Emily and her allies can’t begin to imagine…until they’re face to face with the hideous reality.