Tag Archives: Lauren

The Maid by Nita Prose

Posted on January 6, 2023 by bseat

Happy New Year! I’m so glad that I can share a delightful book as my first post for 2023! Molly Gray is a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. She is fastidious and meticulous and a stickler for proper etiquette. … Continue reading →

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Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Posted on November 25, 2022 by bseat

Every year I evaluate the books I read and come up with my top two or three books for the year. I have to confess I was getting a bit worried about what I would put on that list this … Continue reading →

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Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern

Posted on October 28, 2022 by bseat

As I have been recovering from knee replacement surgery, I have found it absolutely essential to have books which are compelling to read. Because of the pain, the brain fog induced by medications and just the overall malaise you feel … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Posted on October 21, 2022 by bseat

Somehow I missed all the hype about this book when it came out in 2020, but I am sure glad I finally found it! There is a little bit of everything in this book- romance, fantasy, mystery and suspense. Yet, … Continue reading →

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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Posted on September 30, 2022 by bseat

Alternative history novels are always interesting. They let us speculate about what might have happened or what might have not happened if only one thing were changed. Barnhill, however has gone way beyond that and has imagined a whole new … Continue reading →

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Posted on September 9, 2022 by bseat

Sometimes the simplest story has the most impact. That is certainly true of this book by Japanese author Toshikazu Kawaguchi. The story is spare, the characters limited and the action takes place mainly in a coffee shop, and yet there … Continue reading →

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Posted on August 12, 2022 by bseat

Five years ago, Andie Bell, a pretty, popular high school senior was murdered. Her boyfriend, Sal Singh, was a prime suspect and when he committed suicide everyone felt that confirmed their suspicions and the town and the police moved on. … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Knowledge Series by Daniel G. Miller

Posted on July 8, 2022 by bseat

What if you could see the future unfolding before it happens? What if like a chess master, who can see ten moves ahead, you can anticipate the next movements in the stock market, or the economy or even in geopolitics? … Continue reading →

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Apples Never Fall by Line Moriarty

Posted on June 10, 2022 by bseat

This is the perfect beach read! It is full of family secrets and drama, a mysterious stranger and a mother’s disappearance and so many twists and turns that it keeps you guessing till the very end. When Stan Delaney opened … Continue reading →

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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Posted on April 29, 2022 by bseat

Some books just take you back to another era. They transport you to a time that is just a memory and somehow unlock a door and you are reliving that time again. That is what happened when I read Daisy … Continue reading →

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