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Monthly Review Round Up – February 2018

I can't believe that we're at the end of February already! Reading time is always an issue, but here are the February offerings: **** "The Big Book of Rouges and Villains", edited by Otto Penzler *** "Travel Stories and Highlights: 2017 Edition", edited by Robert Fear ***1/2 "Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation" by Ammon Shea… Continue reading Monthly Review Round Up – February 2018

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January Book Review Round Up

Choosing the January books is always a dilemma (a good one). Which of the Christmas presents do I read first? Should I look at some of the books in the pile? What about that new e-book? Time is always an issue, but here are the January offerings: ****  "The Diary of a Bookseller" by Shaun… Continue reading January Book Review Round Up

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2017 Book Review List by Genre

Rating Scale: *****  Fantastic! You've gotta read this one! ****  Great. Well worth a look ***   OK. You may enjoy it. **    Not so great. Either dull, badly written, or just plain awful. Not recommended *     Unspeakably bad. Couldn't finish it FICTION: Chick Lit (inc. Romance) **** ½ "The Starlight Tide" by… Continue reading 2017 Book Review List by Genre

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December review round up

December is always crazy in the lead up to Christmas, and I really cherish my reading time. I love Christmas theme mysteries, and there is a great collection of short stories in this month's reviews. You can access my full book reviews and information about the titles via the 2017 Book Review page. **** "Make… Continue reading December review round up