AnnieTheBook

AnnieTheBook, 6 months ago to bookstodon

A hyperpolyglot! Flexible ethics! A ton of stalking! Learn more about Brooke Robinson's messy thriller, The Interpreter, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/12/14/the-interpreter-by-brooke-robinson/

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AnnieTheBook, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Anxiety! Shocking secrets! Icky men! Find out more about Marie NDiaye's unsettling novel, Vengeance is Mine, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/vengeance-is-mine-by-marie-ndiaye/

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AnnieTheBook, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Murder! Land deal shenanigans! Pricky mothers and daughters! Find out more about Mother-Daughter Murder Night, by Nina Simon, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/mother-daughter-murder-night-by-nina-simon/

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AnnieTheBook, 6 months ago to bookstodon

A house that walks on chicken legs! A monster that creates murderous hatred wherever he goes! Puppets! Find out more about the absolutely fantastic novel Thistlefoot, by GennaRose Nethercott, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/thistlefoot-by-gennarose-nethercott/

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AnnieTheBook, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Maud Newton guides us through all kinds of Ancestor Trouble in her memoir. Find out more (with bonus peek at one of my ancestor's graves) in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/12/02/ancestor-trouble-by-maud-newton/

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AnnieTheBook, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Assassins! Keeping the wife happy! A truly sinister doctor! Find out more about Kōtarō Isaka's novel, The Mantis, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/the-mantis-by-kotaro-isaka/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Impossible murders! Du Maurier vibes! Sexism and vindication! Find out more about Robin Vicary's The Society of Intelligent Murderers in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/25/the-society-of-intelligent-murderers-by-robin-vicary/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Unethical surgeons! Hungry mermaids! A surprising love story! Find out more about Cassandra Khaw's shockingly affecting novella, The Salt Grows Heavy, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/23/the-salt-grows-heavy-by-cassandra-khaw/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Cross-dressing! Comically overly elaborate schemes! Too many birds and milkmaids! Find out more about the gently charming novel, The Lost Books, by Mo Conlan, on my blog at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/the-lost-books-by-mo-conlan/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Olivia Atwater is back with another magical story of fae, curses, and love in The Witchwood Knot. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/17/the-witchwood-knot-by-olivia-atwater/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

What do you get when you mix religion with Chinese politics? Satire, mostly. Find out what I thought of Yan Lianke's wild ride, Heart Sutra, at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/15/heart-sutra-by-yan-lianke/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

I feel simultaneously enlightened, depressed, entertained, and enraged by Anna Merlan's amazing book Republic of Lies. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/republic-of-lies-by-anna-merlan/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

I'm back after a very busy week with a new book review! Find out what I thought of the surprisingly entertaining, magic-flavored novel, The Witch's Lens, by Luanne G. Smith at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/11/the-witchs-lens-by-luanne-g-smith/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

I was genuinely surprised by Owen King's wonderfully weird novel, The Curator. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/11/03/the-curator-by-owen-king/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Ride along with young doctor Adam Kay via his diary in This is Going to Hurt. You'll laugh! You'll wince! You might cry! Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/30/this-is-going-to-hurt-by-adam-kay/

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AnnieTheBook, 7 months ago to bookstodon

I had no idea that I would love The Exorcist, the classic horror novel by William Peter Blatty, as much as I did--but this book knocked my socks off! I read it in one day! Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/27/the-exorcist-by-william-peter-blatty/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Grace Elizabeth Hale destroys a family myth by investigating the 1947 lynching of Versie Johnson in In the Pines. Learn more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/25/in-the-pines-by-grace-elizabeth-hale/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Katherine Howe teases us all through A True Account about whether Hannah Masury's wild tale of becoming a pirate is real. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/a-true-account-by-katherine-howe/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Yay, Molly Gray is back! Read my review of The Mystery Guest, by Nita Prose, at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/20/the-mystery-guest-by-nita-prose/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

A race across Texas with a cantankerous mule! Angry Klansmen! Promise that turn out to be way more trouble than they seem! And a sweetly tragic love story! Find out more about The Madstone, by Elizabeth Crook, in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/18/the-madstone-by-elizabeth-crook/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

I'm back with a review of a thoughtful novel of a Norwegian doctor who imploded her life with one text and a string of bad decisions. Find out more in my review of Natural Causes, by Nina Lykke: https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/natural-causes-by-nina-lykke/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Laura Sims takes us on a wild ride in How Can I Help You?, a novel set in a public library where the oddball patrons are the least of your worries. Learn more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/06/how-can-i-help-you-by-laura-sims/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Sadly, I was disappointed by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi's promising novel, The Centre. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/the-centre-by-ayesha-manazir-siddiqi/

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AnnieTheBook, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Antony Beevor captures the harrowing history of the Russian Revolution and Civil War in this incredible book, although I wonder how anyone managed to survive. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/28/russia-by-antony-beevor/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey deliver a rip-roaring, gore-splattered, and wildly enjoyable adventure in The Dead Take the A Train. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/25/the-dead-take-the-a-train-by-cassandra-khaw-and-richard-kadrey/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

New book review! Today I'm looking at the last book in the Last Binding series: A Power Unbound, by Freya Marske. Read my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/23/a-power-unbound-by-freya-marske/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Migrated into the to-read pile: The Sacred Clan, by Liang Hong

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195593966-the-sacred-clan

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Robbed for the to-read pile: Breaking and Entering, by Don Gillmor

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61116420

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Gary J. Bass gives us a guided tour through the tangled politics, explosive tempers, and impossible legal questions of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Judgment at Tokyo. Read my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/judgment-at-tokyo-by-gary-j-bass/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

I'm back with new book reviews! Today, I'm sharing my thoughts about A Season of Monstrous Conceptions, by Lina Rather: https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/18/a-season-of-monstrous-conceptions-by-lina-rather/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Imported for the to-read list: The House of Doors, by Tan Twan Eng

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65215270-the-house-of-doors

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Served up for the to-read list: The Glutton, by A.K. Blakemore

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101146050-the-glutton

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Helen Oyeyemi's forthcoming Parasol Against the Axe sounds right up my alley: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123020218-parasol-against-the-axe

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Are you looking for a scary book for spooky season? Maybe something that has more psychological depth than just jump scares and gore? Let me tell you why you should pick up A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens, by Raul Palma: https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/08/a-haunting-in-hialeah-gardens-by-raul-palma/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Explored for the to-read pile: Not Even the Dead, by Juan Gomez Barcena

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75573079-not-even-the-dead

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

I am sad to report that I was disappointed by Kathleen B. Jones's promising novel, Cities of Women. Find out more at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/09/06/cities-of-women-by-kathleen-b-jones/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Today I'm reviewing Ariel Kaplan's amazingly original fantasy novel, The Pomegranate. I can't gush enough about it! https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/08/29/the-pomegranate-gate-by-ariel-kaplan/

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Schemed for the to-read pile: Perma Red, by Debra Magpie Earling

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237077.Perma_Red

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AnnieTheBook, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Transported for the to-read list: A Song from Faraway, by Deni Ellis Bechard

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52372601-a-song-from-faraway

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Today's review of Kerri Maher's historical novel, All You Need to Do is Call, is a little on the harsh side...but it ends with a recommendation of a better book to read instead of this one. Read more at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/08/26/all-you-have-to-do-is-call-by-kerri-maher/

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Zadie Smith's extraordinary new novel, The Fraud, presents ample opportunities for us to wonder just who the hell we think we are. Find out more in my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/the-fraud-by-zadie-smith/

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Snaffled for the to-read pile: The Turnglass, by Gareth Rubin

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67658761-the-turnglass

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Sought out for the to-read pile: A Bird in Winter, by Louise Doughty

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76752325-a-bird-in-winter

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Translated for the to-read pile: The Color of the Sky is the Shape of the Heart, by Chesil

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57927143-the-color-of-the-sky-is-the-shape-of-the-heart

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Rediscovered for the to-read pile: Marling Hall, by Angela Thirkell

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/835442.Marling_Hall

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Imported for the to-read pile: Identitti, by Mathu Sanyal

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59387726-identitti

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Destined for the to-read pile: The Black Crescent, by Jane Johnson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121225193-the-black-crescent

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AnnieTheBook, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Today I'm reviewing one of the most powerful books I've ever read: Randy Shilts's And the Band Played On. Read my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2023/08/21/and-the-band-played-on-by-randy-shilts/

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