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What Does It Feel Like

“Fate’s the boss. And there are no teasers. All we can do is wait and see what happens.” Author: Sophie Kinsella Eve is a shopaholic, subject to the siren song of THE PERFECT dress. Her world is bright and happy, filled with a loving husband, tolerant of her maxed-out credit cards and impulse purchases, and her two children. Eve’s own love of shopping has even led her to write best-selling novels, finally giving her a chance to wear that perfect dress that inspired her to throw away her current novel and write what she knows: love, life, and shopping. Life couldn’t [...]

Frances Carden2025-06-23T19:21:35-07:00June 23rd, 2025|Tags: book review, medical, read, reading, Sophie Kinsella|

Such Good People

When Justice Fails Author: Amy Blumenfeld Being at the wrong place at the wrong time can cost you everything. That’s what happened to Rudy. It cost him his future, his family, his friends, his life. Fifteen years later, Rudy is still in prison, labeled a murderer. But his case – and its discrepancies – is resurfacing again, brought about by the very same journalist who turned him in for a career starting story. Meanwhile, Rudy’s lifelong friend, April, continues to remember him, to stay loyal. She’s worked tirelessly with charities that focus on reacclimating prisoners. She’s tried to devote her life [...]

Frances Carden2025-06-21T14:44:02-07:00June 21st, 2025|Tags: Amy Blumenfeld, book review, drama, fiction, justice system, prison, read, reading, such good people|

Nimona

"I'm the villain. What do you suppose that says about you?" Author: ND Stevenson Lord Ballister Blackheart is labeled a villain, but he is more in-line with a peace-loving activist. His supposedly malicious scheme – to reveal the lies of the Institute of Law Enforcement and how they are stockpiling and using poison on the people. Unfortunately for Blackheart, his ex-lover and the kingdom’s current golden boy, Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin, is in league with the corrupt institute. Taking one down will take the other down, and Blackheart is conflicted. That is, until a shapeshifting, violent, sidekick wanna-be storms her way into [...]

Frances Carden2025-06-16T18:29:08-07:00June 16th, 2025|Tags: book review, comic book, graphic novel, Nimona, read, reading, review|