Month: December 2020

American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson

December 11, 2020 Whitney Review 1 Comment
American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson

What I Liked In a world where people are obsessed with true crime reading a book that centers on forensics was very intriguing to me. I really liked that it was a grouping of short stories. Each one featured a different case that Oscar Heinrich covered. Despite being individual in their own right, the author […]

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Can’t Wait Wednesday #17

Can’t Wait Wednesday #17

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week I can’t wait for Why I’m Waiting I love historical fiction based on famous people. Marie Benedict […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up #129

Weekly Wrap-Up #129

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer,  The Book Date Reading Reality and, Tynga’s Reviews Off The Blog It has been a long time since I did a weekly update.  In fact, it was way back in February.  What […]

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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

December 4, 2020 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

My thoughts Girl, Woman, Other is a beautiful, intertwining collection of short stories. At first, I had difficulty getting used to the lack of punctuation and, it wasn’t something I ever completely got used to.  However, I didn’t feel like it hindered the story either.  Truthfully, I’ve never been a fan of short stories unless […]

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Audiobook Review: The Cactus

December 2, 2020 Whitney Review 5 Comments
Audiobook Review: The Cactus

During quarantine, I binged-watched a lot of Netflix and I also binged-listened (is that a thing?) Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club picks. The Cactus is another selection. I’m not sure if it was due to the british humor or my quarantined-self needed something different but I found this novel to be dry. The plot, a 40something […]

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