Review: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

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Title: Before I Fall Author: Lauren Oliver Genre/Pages: YA Fiction/480 Publisher: March 2, 2010; Harper Collins Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Purchased for my Kindle Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  When popular high school student Samantha Kingston is ‘gifted’ with the chance to relive the last day of her life–over and over–she learns how her actions and words [...]

Review: On Maggie’s Watch

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Title: On Maggie’s Watch Author: Ann Wertz Garvin Genre/Pages: Fiction/304 Publisher: November 2, 2010; Berkley Books Rating: 2.5 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: When a very pregnant Maggie Finley returns to her Wisconsin hometown from the big city, the safe haven she and her husband are seeking proves elusive as they learn their neighbors [...]

Review: Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

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Title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho Author: Stephen Rebello Genre/Pages: Non-fiction/240* Publisher: released for Kindle 7/2010 by Open Road; orig. pub. date 1990 Rating: 4 Bookmarks** Source: Open Road Books via Net Galley How could I resist a spooky review at end of October? This review’s format is a bit different–my husband, a [...]

Review: On Folly Beach by Karen White

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Title: On Folly Beach Author: Karen White Genre/Pages: Fiction/ 416 Publisher: NAL Trade; May 4, 2010 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: personal purchase Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  A recent military widow, Emmy Hamilton relocates from Indiana to a barrier island in South Carolina with barely a glimmer of hope for herself or her future as the new [...]

Review: Good Enough to Eat by Stacey Ballis

Title: Good Enough to Eat Author: Stacey Ballis Genre/Pages: Fiction/ 320 Publisher: Berkley Trade; September 7, 2010 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  Melanie Hoffman loses half her body weight AND her husband but gains a new career, new friends, and a healthy relationship with food. In a departure from some fiction, Stacey [...]