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Cut to the Quick (Crime, Penguin)
An absorbing country house mystery, set in the early 1800s and featuring a dilettante-turned-detective. Even though the ending was bittersweet, I loved the plot's twists and turns.
Photographs of Claudia
Longer review here:http://lesbrary.com/2013/02/07/anna-m-reviews-photographs-of-claudia-by-kg-macgregor/
The Black Tower
According to the author's note, this bit of historical fiction about the world's first police detective, Vidocq, and the dauphin in the tower is "about equal parts history and invention." That seems about right! A fun read.
A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time Series #14)
My epic struggle to read this series is concluded at last! Now I can rest. Longer review here: http://fadedhat.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-memory-of-light-2012.html
Call of the Mild: Learning to Hunt My Own Dinner
Not really my bag, but interesting nonetheless. Full review here: http://fadedhat.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-call-of-mild-2012.html
Wolf Hall
Somewhat difficult to get into, but hard to stop once that threshold is breached.Longer review here: http://fadedhat.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-wolf-hall-2009.html
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Private Arrangements
A lovely bite. I liked the main plot, but must confess that I swooned more over the romance between her mother and the Duke.
His at Night
I was a little bit skeptical about the secret agent aspect, but that didn't keep me from rooting for the characters.
Snow Falls
Enjoyable as always, although Ryan sometimes acted in the way that traditional romance heroines do--running away for diaphanous reasons--which made it a bit hard to sympathize with her.
Gone Girl: A Novel
Very difficult to put down, but did suffer a bit from Wuthering Heights Syndrome in terms of its mostly unlikable characters.
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Something in the Wine
Nice slow burn, once you get beyond the premise of a guy who sets his sister up on a date with a woman as a practical joke, and all the convoluted logic that follows as the main characters find reasons to be together without *being* together.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
A fascinating study of the history of the Great Migration of millions of African Americans from World War I through 1970, told through the lives of three participants. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1200 people, did a tremendous amount of research, and distilled their experiences into a thought-provoking and revelatory narrative. Black migrants had an experience that was closer to that of immigrants from other countries, for all that they came from within the United States. A piece of history that everyone should know more about, the Great Migration changed the shape of our country. My one wish (although I listened to most of the book in the car) was for pictures of the main subjects of the book (provided on her website: http://isabelwilkerson.com/) and of the South and North and West that they knew.
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
It's been ever so long since I read the novel, so it was nice to brush up on it with this graphic adapatation.
Starting From Here
I really enjoyed this, despite the dead mother (it had been a little while, and I was due). Highly recommended to anyone looking for a quick LGBTQ YA read, although be warned that Colby does wear out her welcome as she works through her grief.
