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Audiobook Review: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

June 20, 2018 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

I'm beginning to learn that audiobooks either work or do not for me. There is no middle ground. I'm happy to report that The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell definitely worked! There are many things I loved about this book but my overwhelming response upon finishing it was Wow, this book was so refreshing! I can't recall the last time I read a book centered around a likable protagonist with an ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: audible, audiobook review, Coming of Age, Fiction, Great for Book Club, Literary Fiction

Blog Tour and Review: That Summer in Puglia by Valeria Vescina

May 19, 2018 by Ann Marie 5 Comments

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for That Summer in Puglia by Valeria Vescina. In addition to jet lag, I'm now officially suffering from the dreaded Book Hangover Syndrome. This is my first blog tour as part of the #BTEAM with Bookcollective and I'm thrilled to be sharing my thoughts on this book today. When Tommaso is found by a private investigator thirty years after leaving Pulia, he ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: blog tour, Bookollective, Family Dynamics, Fiction, Great for Book Club, Italy

Blog Tour: You All Grow Up and Leave Me by Piper Weiss

April 19, 2018 by Ann Marie 10 Comments

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for You All Grow Up and Leave Me. I was immediately drawn in by the blurb and cover. The true crime buff in me couldn't resist this book about a young women's experience with Gary Wilensky, a child predator who preyed on the young of Manhattan's elite families in the 1990's. I have to be honest. This book is a tough one for me to review. There were many ...

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Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: bibliophile, blog tour, book blogger, Book Worm, Great for Book Club, Memoir, Nonfiction, True Crime

Review: The Summer that Melted Everything

December 3, 2017 by Ann Marie 8 Comments

Summer Melted Everything

” “A snake that could harm you, you don’t have much choice to kill. You wouldn’t be able to leave a cobra in your sock drawer. But a snake that is no threat will greatly define the man who tries to kill it anyways.” “ The year is 1984 and in the small town of Breathed (pronounced breath-ed), Ohio, something strange is happening. Autopsy Bliss, a local attorney, places an open invitation in the ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Best Books of 2016, book blogger, bookwoem, Family Dynamics, Fiction, Great for Book Club, Literary Fiction, Tiffany McDaniel

Throwback Thursday: Leaving Van Gogh #TBT

September 28, 2017 by Ann Marie 2 Comments

Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I only started blogging about two years ago. Therefore, I have lots of old favorites to talk about. While I may not remember all of the details needed to write a complete review, I’m happy to share the ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: bookworm, Carol Wallace, Fiction, Great for Book Club, Historical Fiction, TBT, Throwback Thursday, Van Gogh

Throwback Thursday: The Dalai Lama’s Cat

September 21, 2017 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I only started blogging about a year and a half ago. Therefore, I have lots of old favorites to talk about. While I may not remember all of the details needed to write a complete review, I’m happy to share ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: book blog, book blogger, Buddhism, Fiction, Great for Book Club, one-day read

Review of Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

September 14, 2017 by Ann Marie 6 Comments

Sing Unburied Sing

"Knowing that tree of ghosts is there makes the skin on my back burn, like hundreds of ants are crawling up my spine, seeking tenderness between the bones to bite." It is not very often that I read a book that leaves me feeling completely gutted. Sing, Unburied, Sing drew me in very slowly, but ultimately, very completely. This is a book that will stay with me for a long, long time. At its ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: book blogger, Book Expo 2017, Book Review, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Great for Book Club, Jesmyn Ward, Literary Fiction

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