Author Archives: bseat

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Posted on May 20, 2016 by bseat

Claire is waiting for her husband, Paul at the bar of a restaurant. They are celebrating the fact that Claire has been released from serving her time with an ankle monitor: her punishment for  getting into an altercation with one … Continue reading →

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The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

Posted on May 13, 2016 by bseat

As someone who went to Sunday School from a young age, I am pretty familiar with the the story of David, the shepherd boy who killed the giant Goliath and became king of Israel. So I wondered what more I … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

Posted on May 6, 2016 by bseat

Fearing the worst, Alma’s parents sent her away from Poland in 1939, as they experienced the rising threat of Nazi Germany. They sent her to her uncle’s family in San Francisco where they lived in a mansion overlooking the water, … Continue reading →

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The Lake House by Kate Morton

Posted on April 29, 2016 by bseat

With the words, “Don’t come back until you’ve got yourself sorted,” ringing in her ears, Sadie Sparrow left London and her job as a detective in the police force, to visit her grandfather in Cornwall. Those words, spoken by her … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Man by Charles Cumming

Posted on April 22, 2016 by bseat

Spies and books about spies have always intrigued me. Maybe it was because I grew up overseas and had to learn how to fit into another culture or maybe it was just because I loved the suspense that accompanies spy … Continue reading →

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Lamentation (The Psalms of Isaak) by Ken Scholes

Posted on April 15, 2016 by bseat

I have been wanting a good fantasy series to read after Fool’s Assassin Fools Quest by Robin Hobbs (which I totally snarfed and enjoyed.) But let’s be real here, all you fantasy fiction lovers out there know that I am … Continue reading →

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The Saxon Tales Series by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on April 8, 2016 by bseat

As you already know, I am a pretty big fan of Bernard Cornwell. So when I recently was preparing to go on vacation and stocking up on books to take on my Kindle, I discovered a whole series by Cornwell … Continue reading →

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The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch

Posted on April 1, 2016 by bseat

Sometimes you get all the things you like in one bite! Much like the chocolate turtles with their chocolate, nutty, and gooey caramel goodness that I love, this book has all the things I like in books, a mystery set … Continue reading →

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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Posted on March 25, 2016 by bseat

Yann Martel burst onto the literary scene with his award winning seafaring fable, The Life of Pi.  Now fifteen years later he has returned with another story about the meaning of loss and the way we journey through grief. Set … Continue reading →

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The Expatriates: A Novel by Janice Y. K. Lee

Posted on March 18, 2016 by bseat

Living abroad can be both exciting and challenging.  Dealing with a new culture and language, and more importantly finding a place of your own in the constantly changing landscape of the expatriate community can be difficult. Mercy, a recent graduate … Continue reading →

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