Review: Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen

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Title: Skipping a Beat Author: Sarah Pekkanen Genre/Pages: Fiction/352 Publisher: Washington Square Press (imprint of Atria) Release Date: February 22, 2011 Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  After a brush with death, beverage mogul Michael Dunhill renounces his lavish lifestyle and multi-million dollar company–without his wife’s consent–to mend relationships and live a more [...]

Books Read vs. Books Reviewed

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While skimming through the list of books I reviewed on Book, Line, and Sinker in 2010, I confirmed something that I’ve suspected for a while: I read and listen to far more books than I review.  Now, I’m not talking some minor disparity, here. Based on my calculations, for every 8 books I read and [...]

Review: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

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Title: Just Listen Author: Sarah Dessen Genre/Pages: YA Fiction/384 Publisher: April 6, 2006; Viking Books Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Purchased Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  Annabel Greene seems to have it all, but upon closer inspection readers can see the cracks the seemingly perfect facade. This is my third or fourth Sarah Dessen novel–I’m always on the [...]

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: Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman

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Title: Red Hook Road Author: Ayelet Waldman Genre/Pages: Fiction/ 352 Publisher: Doubleday Rating: 4 bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: Two diverse families brought together by marriage find themselves struggling to navigate the rocky shoals of tragic loss and grief before the wedding celebration even has a chance to begin. Red Hook Road is one [...]