We loosely planned our Spring Break trip in January. The cold and dark days of winter were starting to get to us and I was looking at three months of teaching without any breaks or long weekends. After throwing around a couple of location ideas (Puerto Rico, Savannah, Joshua Tree), Arizona became the winner, the…
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I scrounged for reading time and left the month with two reads: Olga Dies Dreaming and The Golden Couple. Though I only read two books, they were two fantastic books. Maybe it was March's way of apologizing for the stress and bad weather.
Despite it being a slow reading month, I’d say overall it was great in terms of content. The Vanishing Half, a contemporary fiction novel, kicked off February with a strong start. Both Reckless Girls and A Slow Fire Burning were quick and fun thrillers, and I’m surprised by how much I liked them both.
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January felt like a marathon. Not the kind of marathon that you're proud of, that you trained for. Rather, the kind of marathon you forgot to train for so your hip hurts by mile 8, and by mile 13 you're in so much pain that you're cursing yourself, your decision to not train, and the fact that you decided to run in the first place. The kind of marathon where you celebrate crossing the finish line only because it means you never have to run again.
In a turn of events, I had substantially more free time than expected in October. While not thrilled with the circumstances, I rolled with the punches, as they say. As promised, I’ve read two more spooky season reads that I’m excited to share with you and, with my extra time, some contemporary fiction pieces released earlier this year.
Beautiful World Where Are You follows Alice, Eileen, Simon, and Felix as they ponder their sadness, fall in love and fall out of love. Four adults nearing or in their thirties who don’t know where or when they took a wrong turn in life, but they’re having sex and at the very least don’t wish they were dead. Along the way they wonder where is beauty, what is beauty?
Three witches in the town of Thistle Grove have been scorned by Gareth Blackmoore, and they want revenge. It just so happens that this Halloween season is the scion where the eligible descendants of the founding witches of Thistle Grove will compete for power over the town (and riches and special privileges to go with it). The Blackmoore’s have had control of the town for as far back as they can remember. As the three women prepare for their roles in the scion, they figure this is the perfect time for payback.
Becky Cooper first heard of Jane Britton’s 1969 murder during her undergrad at Harvard University. She couldn’t shake the case and found herself continually drawn to the unsolved murder, the small amount of facts, and the wide array of rumors.
core of the short story collection are a series of linked stories exploring the stories and love affairs of three characters, each suffering in their own inner turmoil. These interconnected stories are surrounded by the tales of a nanny, a group of teenagers, and young adults dealing with death and love. What each of the stories share is a dichotomy of love and violence.
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