From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Book Review: My Little Red Book, by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

March 17, 2009 Books and Reading

The Snapshot Review
What I Liked: The diverse range of women’s voices represented in this wonderful collection of stories about first periods.
First Line of First Essay: The chronology: I learn, I cry, I wish, I get, I divulge. (Louise Story, “Oh, Brother, 1993”)
Ms. Bookish’s Very Quick Take: This is the book that I wish someone had [...]

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Book Review: In a Dark House, by Deborah Crombie

March 11, 2009 Books and Reading

The Snapshot Review
What I Liked: Complex plot with lots of twists, and great series characters.
First Line: It took no more than a match, nestled beneath the crumpled paper and foil crisp packets.
Ms. Bookish’s Very Quick Take: An intricate mystery that’s difficult to put down, In a Dark House is well worth the read.

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Mailbox Monday – March 9, 2009

March 9, 2009 Books and Reading

Here are the books that arrived at the Ms. Bookish household this past week:
Mystery: Bones, by Jonathan Kellerman. I have read all of Kellerman’s previous Alex Delaware books, and I’m definitely looking forward to this latest one – I’ve been waiting and waiting for it to come out in paperback (which it did before my [...]

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Book Review: The Private Patient, by P.D. James

March 9, 2009 Books and Reading

The Snapshot Review
What I Liked: Commander Adam Dalgliesh and all the much-loved regulars are back; the suspects and victim are well-characterized as usual; the mystery is complex and intelligent.
First Line: On November the 21st, the day of her forty-seventh birthday, and three weeks and two days before she was murdered, Rhoda Gradwyn went to Harley [...]

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Review: The Pull of the Moon, by Elizabeth Berg

March 4, 2009 Books and Reading

From the back of the book:

Dear Martin,
I’m sorry the note I left you was so abrupt. I just wanted you to know I was safe … I won’t be back for awhile. I’m on a trip. I needed all of a sudden to go, without saying where, because I don’t know where. I know [...]

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Mailbox Monday – March 2

March 2, 2009 Books and Reading

It’s time for Mailbox Monday again – Mailbox Monday is hosted each Monday by the Printed Page, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to check out the books people have added to their TBR piles in the last week.
Here’s what arrived in my home this week:
Chick lit: Midori by Moonlight, by Wendy Tokunaga. I won this [...]

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