Month: June 2023

Tuesday Tea: The Spite House

Tuesday Tea: The Spite House

Tuesday Tea is a weekly post where I share what I am reading and drinking and whether I think they complement each other. The Book The Tea The day I started reading The Spite House I went out to brunch with my sister-in-law and ordered an iced mint latte with chocolate sauce. The Assessment: The […]

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Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

June 17, 2023 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Mini-Review s was different from what I was expecting, although, I can’t quite put my finger on what I was expecting in the first place. P. Djèlí Clark’s short book was unique with characters that had strong independent voices. I think what caught me off, guard was the genre. I went into Ring Shout thinking […]

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Friday Meme: The Woman in the Library

Friday Meme: The Woman in the Library

Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Dear Hannah, What are you writing? I expect you’ve started something new by now.  If not, consider this a nudge from a fan.  You have a following, my friend, desperate for the next Hannah Tigone.  To paraphrase Spider-Man: With great readership comes great responsibility. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page […]

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Tuesday Tea: Hello Stranger

Tuesday Tea: Hello Stranger

Tuesday Tea is a weekly post where I share what I am reading and drinking and whether I think they complement each other. The Book: The Tea: On the first nice weekend of the summer, I walked down to my local coffee shop and got a mocha frappe. The Assessment: Yes, I realize a mocha […]

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The Last Thing He Told Me

June 12, 2023 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Last Thing He Told Me

I think the best way to describe The Last Thing He Told Me would be to compare it to a trainwreck. It started out fine and (somewhat) harmless but it slowly started to go off the tracks. The gist of the story is that Owen goes on the run after the company he works for […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up #153

Weekly Wrap-Up #153

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, and books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer,  The Book Date, and Reading Reality Off The Blog My library card expired without my notice until I tried to renew a book so getting that update was a top priority […]

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Friday Memes: The Last Thing He Told Me

Friday Memes: The Last Thing He Told Me

Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: You see it all the time on television.  There’s a knock at the front door.  And, on the other side, someone is waiting to tell you the news that changes everything. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 I go back into the house just long enough to grab Owen’s […]

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Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

June 6, 2023 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

I went through a phase where I read Reese Witherspoon’s book club selections. Reese Witherspoon’s so-called “tagline” was that she picks books that focus on strong female characters and stories. Sadly, that was not the case with Counterfeit. The main character Ava was anything but, Ava was easily manipulated, weak, and incredibly unlikeable. Typically, I […]

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