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“Girl, Interrupted” by Susanna Kaysen
GIRL INTERRUPTED is a memoir that is all of these: Poignant. Funny. Optimistic. Fascinating. Stirring. It is heartbreaking and it is memorable. It drew me in immediately and got me hooked like drug. In 1967, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put into a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital to be treated for depression. There she… — read more
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“Dead Men’s Dust” by Matt Hilton
DEAD MEN’S DUST, the first Joe Hunter thriller is a good read. Joe is a former Special Forces soldier who has worked 14 years as a counter-terrorism agent. The book has the necessary ingredients that make a good thriller, but it did not excite me as much as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. — read more
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“Over the Edge” by Suzanne Brockmann
Having read the first and second books of the Troubleshooters series, I knew I have to move on quickly to the third, OVER THE EDGE. The Troubleshooters series features action-packed thrillers of a certain group of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs. OVER THE EDGE is a page-turner. In this installment, the focus of the story… — read more
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“The Defiant Hero” by Suzanne Brockmann
THE DEFIANT HERO is the second book of the Troubleshooters series and I read it in March this year. I had totally enjoyed the experience—what a great mix of intense adventure and love story that involves a group of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs. In this installment, the focus of the story is on Navy… — read more
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“Talk to Me Like I’m Someone You Love” by Nancy Dreyfus, Psy.D.
TALK TO ME LIKE I’M SOMEONE YOU LOVE by Nancy Dreyfus, Psy.D is a special book. It’s special because of its flashcards concept. The idea was inspired when the author was working with a particular couple (unrelenting wife versus emotionally withdrawn husband). As a last resort, the author scribbled on a scrap of paper, Talk… — read more
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“Last Night Another Soldier…” by Andy McNab
LAST NIGHT ANOTHER SOLDIER… by Andy McNab: Who would have known that a 112-page book would pack so much punch and take me for a suspenseful ride into the ‘Green Zone’ in Afghanistan? I was contemplating whether to do a full review or a short one, and decided to go full. LAST NIGHT ANOTHER SOLDIER…… — read more
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“Pretty in Ink” by Karen E. Olson (A Tattoo Shop Mystery #2)
PRETTY IN INK by Karen E. Olson is the second book in the A Tattoo Shop Mystery series. The protagonist, Brett Kavanaugh, is a female tattooist who owns her own tattoo shop, The Painted Lady. I loved the first book in the series (THE MISSING INK) and I have a feeling I’m going to enjoy… — read more
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“George’s Secret Key to the Universe” by Lucy & Stephen Hawking
GEORGE’S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE is written by Professor Stephen Hawking with his daughter, Lucy.Stephen Hawking is a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge and a leading theoretical physicist in the world. He also wrote the multi-million worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time. I picked up this book because I like science. Astronomy… — read more
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1)
I finished EAD UNTIL DARK in one sitting. Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress in small-town Louisiana. She has a ‘disability’ because she is telepathic and that makes dating very difficult. She meets a vampire named Bill Compton at the bar where she works and they fall in love. — read more
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Bed of Roses (Book Two in the Bride Quartet)
BED OF ROSES by Nora Roberts is the second book in the Bride Quartet. In the Bride Quartet, we meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac, and their love stories. Together, they are the co-owners of Vows, a wedding planning company. In Book 2, we are taken into the world of Emmaline “Emma” Grant… — read more
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