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Hi! I'm Sadie and I love to read. I'm a native Chicagoan now living in Wisconsin. A physician assistant by profession, I am also newly engaged and beginning to plan a wedding! In between I try to fit in a few books.-
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Category Archives: General Fiction
Wuthering Heights
—2.5— WTF Emily Bronte? What a bizarre book you have written. And who thinks this drivel is romantic? Not I, that’s for sure. Summary from Barnes and Noble: Emily Brontë’s only novel, Wuthering Heights remains one of literature’s most disturbing … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Classic Literature, General Fiction
Tagged book review, books, Emily Bronte, Fiction, reviews, Wuthering Heights
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Before I Go to Sleep
—4— Over the summer I read the psychological thriller, Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson. This book had been getting a lot of buzz, and I was in the mood for a book that would capture me. And … Continue reading
Posted in Best Sellers, Book Reviews, General Fiction
Tagged Amnesia, Before I Go to Sleep, Best Sellers, book review, books, Fiction, reviews, S.J. Watson, Thriller
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The Turn of the Screw
—3— I’ve been delving into more “classics” of late, due to the fantastic collection of public domain work on archive.org. Books here are free to read, and audiobooks are free to listen to. And I’m finding listening to these stories … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Classic Literature, General Fiction
Tagged book review, Fiction, Henry James, Horror, The Turn of the Screw, Victorian LIterature
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Daddy Long Legs
—5— Looking for the perfect little book, which is simple, sweet, and goodhearted? It wont take you long to read, but it will make you smile. Daddy Long Legs, written by Jean Webster in 1912, is the story of Jerusha … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Classic Literature, General Fiction
Tagged book review, Daddy Long Legs, Epistolary, Fiction, Jean Webster
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
—4.5— Can I tell you to read this book? Because I’m going to. Please read this book. It is beautiful. Sometimes you forget that books can be beautiful. And I know A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving has been … Continue reading
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Tagged A Prayer for Owen Meany, book review, Fiction, John Irving, review
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The House at Midnight
—2.5— Let’s start with the summary this time: Joanna is 30, and on the edge of true adulthood (whatever that means). Her closest friends are her Oxford besties from the good-old college days. Her closest of her closest friends is … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Fiction, Lucie Whitehouse, review, The House at Midnight
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Faithful Place
— 4.5— First, let me say, that this woman has me hooked! What fantastic books she writes! The Tana French novels (In the Woods, The Likeness, and Faithful Place) are spellbinding! Exclamation points abound! But it is really hard for … Continue reading
Posted in Best Sellers, Book Reviews, General Fiction, Mystery
Tagged book review, Faithful Place, Fiction, Mystery, Tana French
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Bloodroot
—4.5— Family sagas don’t get much more lyrical and expansive than Amy Greene’s remarkable Bloodroot. The setting of this haunting story plays more than a minor role; the essence of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee is vital to the life … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Greene, Bloodroot, book review, Fiction
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The Magicians
—3.5— First of all, November is the month of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS movie release. Therefore, despite the fact that I hate cold whether, this becomes the BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR. I am more excited about Harry … Continue reading
Posted in Best Sellers, Book Reviews, General Fiction, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Tagged book review, books, Codex, fantasy, Fiction, Harry Potter, Lev Grossman, reviews, The Magicians
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Neverland
—4— And now for a true HORROR novel for a fine October day… On Georgia’s coast, in an area that is the antithesis of beautiful, young Beau Jackson arrives with his parents, sisters, and little brother to visit their grandmother. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, General Fiction, Holiday Reviews
Tagged book review, douglas clegg, fantasy, Fiction, Horror, neverland, supernatural
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