Category Archives: Beach Read

What I Am Reading On Vacation!

Posted on February 25, 2022 by bseat

When you read this I am hoping to be on the beach in Mexico! We were not able to go last year, pandemic and all, but this year we decided to go even if it was a bit risky to … Continue reading →

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Romance in the Air

Posted on February 11, 2022 by bseat

Monday is Valentine’s Day so I thought I should review some of the books I have read that were romantic to set the mood for day! Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan is a wonderful mix of the luxury designer … Continue reading →

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The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

Posted on September 3, 2021 by bseat

if you had the chance, would you live your life differently? What changes would you make? These are the questions that are central to this novel by Jodi Picoult, and they are just as provocative and challenging for the main … Continue reading →

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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Posted on August 27, 2021 by bseat

This book has everything; spies, romance, code breaking, strong female characters and an intriguing plot. Quinn, who wrote The Huntress and The Alice Network, which I previously reviewed, is quickly turning into one of my ‘go to” authors. In 1940 … Continue reading →

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The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

Posted on August 6, 2021 by bseat

Do you ever lose books? It doesn’t seem it was as easy to lose books when I bought physical books, since I could usually visualize in what bookcase and in what room I had shelved it, but since I went … Continue reading →

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One by One by Ruth Ware

Posted on July 30, 2021 by bseat

Ruth Ware has an ingeniously disturbed mind! The first book I read by Ware was In a Dark, Dark Wood. The title says it all and it kept me up at night.  The next book was, The Woman in Cabin … Continue reading →

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The Searcher by Tana French

Posted on July 9, 2021 by bseat

Tana French is one of my favorite authors. Every book is a joy to read with new and different mysteries, new characters that are interesting and complicated and great writing that just draws you in and doesn’t let go until … Continue reading →

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The Plot by Jean Hanf Korelitz (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 66)

Posted on July 2, 2021 by bseat

Jean Hanf Kroelitz wrote You Should Have Known, which became a TV series called The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. That book and the TV show were unique, and powerful and I was impressed by Korelitz’s writing and character … Continue reading →

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The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 65)

Posted on June 25, 2021 by bseat

Anthony Peardow began collecting last things after his fiancée died unexpectedly. On that very day he also lost the keepsake she had given him. Bereft and alone, he began noticing things that people lost on the sidewalk, or in the … Continue reading →

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The Last Flight by Julie Clark (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 62)

Posted on June 4, 2021 by bseat

Claire is running away from her perfect life. Married to man from a rich and famous family with his own political aspirations, Claire knows the importance of looking perfect all the time. But behind the scenes, her husband is controlling, … Continue reading →

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