The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dramatic and compellingWomen's fiction is not a favorite genre of mine because it tends to be overly emotional and dramatic. But I read this book for book club and it wasn't bad. The characters were well-developed with distinctive traits. The author managed to keep a sense of humor while dealing with complex … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
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Fifty Shades of Dull
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Book Review: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
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Book Review: Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
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Book Review: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0374104093" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515Q0Ciqm8L.jpg" width="333"][simpleazon-link asin="0374104093" locale="us"]Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy)[/simpleazon-link] by Jeff VanderMeer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Area X has my undivided attention. An amazing genre-bending start to what … [Read more...] about Book Review: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer