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Jane and Dan at the End of the World
Jane and Dan at the End of the World
by Colleen Oakley
The End (12/7/2024)
I enjoyed Ms. Oakley's novel. She sustained suspense and a comic wit from the opening of their date night through the conclusion. Well done, Madame novelist.
Beast of the North Woods
Beast of the North Woods: Monster Hunter Mysteries #3
by Annelise Ryan
Fantasy Novel (11/9/2024)
Ordinarily, I do not make it through fantasy stories, but "The Beast if the North Woods" held me to the end. I enjoyed the interworking of supernatural with reality. Now, I am going to read more of Ryan's works.
In the Garden of Monsters
In the Garden of Monsters: A Novel
by Crystal King
A Gothic Fairytale (8/7/2024)
I enjoyed the novel immensely. I read fantasy to interact with my high school students and even assigned this book as a classroom discussion project. The good students were enamored with Julia, Dali, and the garden. The kids liked the mythic queen of the underworld concept. Bravo, Ms. King.
The Pecan Children
The Pecan Children
by Quinn Connor
A Knowledge of Pecan Picking (6/6/2024)
I enjoyed the novel. I grew up in a small town that had several pecan trees, so each fall, after the first freeze at the first days of November, we kids would pick up pecans on the halves: We got half the pecans we gathered. But we would eat several while picking them up.

The story brought back many memories of my youth. Thank you, Miss Connor, with four hands.
Half a Cup of Sand and Sky
Half a Cup of Sand and Sky
by Nadine Bjursten
Tough Love (3/3/2024)
I enjoyed reading this novel. The author delineated the life of an Iranian woman who was in an unhappy marriage until the right guy showed. Amineh's life with Patrik is not spelled out though. The writer skips ten years in the relationship. I suppose she was tiring of the plot.
Help Wanted
Help Wanted: A Novel
by Adelle Waldman
Too Close To Me (12/18/2023)
I was not "blown away" with "Help Wanted". Ms. Waldman has produced multiple minor characters with semi-interlocked tragic flaws. One even meets up with Michael Vick. Why couldn't she have created a fictional football star? Before college. I worked in a similar firm, and I witnessed too many workers with no hope. The novel is too close to my memory bank.
The Stone Home
The Stone Home: A Novel
by Crystal Hana Kim
Prison Walls (11/14/2023)
Ms. Kim has composed a heartfelt, thought-provoking novel. It kept my interest through my three reading time periods. She brought back "The Gulag Archipelago" for me, with similar tortures suffered by the prisoners. Then, there is the conclusion--with the prevailing knife symbol. I felt their pain and their undeniable need to survive.
The Cat I Never Named
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
The Cat I Never Named (10/24/2020)
I am surprised a reader has not submitted a review of this book. It is very well written and poignantly presented. I don't even have a cat, but I can identify with the author's love of Maci.
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