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December 31, 2013

OUT OF TUNE by Michelle D. Argyle

December 31, 2013

Out of Tune is the last book I finished reading before the new year, and I am glad that it is also the last one I get to review this year because it’s a good book to remember the end of 2013 by. I thoroughly enjoyed it for the depth it offers alongside the roller…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adultery, american authors, cheating, christmas, divorce, family, family problems, friendship, holidays, music bands, realistic fiction, romance, self discovery, self-esteem, separation, single parenthood, teen pregnancy

December 15, 2013

NORTH POLE REFORM SCHOOL by Jaimie Admans

December 15, 2013

North Pole Reform School is a very imaginative book that takes a lot of Christmas traditions, reinvents them and adds a lot of unconventional ideas as well. I think that is the one thing I would laud this book for. I mean, zombies and Christmas when the point of the book is to spread some Christmas…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, christmas, elves, holidays, zombies

December 1, 2013

DECKED WITH HOLLY by Marni Bates

December 1, 2013

Happy First Advent! What better way to get into the Christmas season than with holiday-day themed books? So I picked up Decked With Holly by Marni Bates to get into the mood. It was a little less Christmassy than I had expected because one of the main characters, Holly, is of Jewish descent, so Christmas wasn’t…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: christmas, cruises, dating, family problems, friendship, holidays, humour, light-hearted books, music bands, realistic fiction, vacation

November 5, 2013

THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS by Sarah Ockler

November 5, 2013

By the time I finished reading The Book of Broken Hearts I was in tears but smiling right through them. You see, this is the first time I read a book by Sarah Ockler, so up to now I’ve had to just take others for their word that her books are well-written. At first I…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alzheimer's disease, american authors, dementia, family, holidays, life, mental health, realistic fiction, romance, siblinghood, terminal illness

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