Tag Archives: Lauren

Conclave by Robert Harris

Posted on November 22, 2024 by bseat

While looking through all the books that Harris has written about Italy and Rome, I came across this book about the Vatican and the process for choosing a new Pope. I was intrigued because it was set not in the … Continue reading →

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The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

Posted on October 18, 2024 by bseat

I always like to read novels about the places I am going to visit. When you read this I will be traveling in Italy and will have just spent three days in Venice. Bowen’s book, with its rich details of … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E. M. Anderson

Posted on October 11, 2024 by bseat

I am really enjoying the sudden plethora of books with main characters who are of a certain age. By “of a certain age,” I mean characters who are in their late 50’s or older. It seems like a natural evolution … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Posted on September 13, 2024 by bseat

Time travel plot lines are always a bit dicey. It is easy for an author to get caught up in the ‘how” and the rules of time travel and the plot line can stay focused on those things rather than … Continue reading →

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The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak

Posted on August 9, 2024 by bseat

Spy novels are always fun to read when it is so hot outside you can’t even open the front door or if you are sipping lemonade at the beach.  Regardless of your environment, this new novel by Anna Pitoniak will … Continue reading →

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Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen

Posted on July 26, 2024 by bseat

Where do spies go to retire? What happens when old foes and a mission gone wrong come back to haunt you and force you out into the open when you are no longer protected by the agency? These are the … Continue reading →

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Deep as the Sky, Red as the Ocean by Rita Chang-Eppig

Posted on June 28, 2024 by bseat

Being a pirate is a dangerous business. Shek Yeung knew that from the very start, but when her pirate husband saved her from life in a brothel, she jumped at the chance to live differently. But then her husband was … Continue reading →

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the Housemaid by Frieda McFadden

Posted on June 14, 2024 by bseat

Whenever I read reviews about a book where phrases like “rollercoaster ride,” packs a wallop,” and ‘a mind blowing shocker” are used, I cannot resist. Sometimes the book lives up to the hype and other times not so much, but … Continue reading →

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Yellowface by R.F. Kang

Posted on May 31, 2024 by bseat

R. F. Kang is one of the most versatile authors I know! From her Poppy War fantasy trilogy, to Babel which explores the “magic” of words, to this exceptional new novel set in the real world, Kang has explored a … Continue reading →

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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, Translated by Eric Ozawa

Posted on May 17, 2024 by bseat

A young woman, grieving a relationship that ended quite callously, finds solace in a family bookstore in Tokyo. While this is the quick summary of this book, it really offers so much more. It is about love, relationships and family. … Continue reading →

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