Category: Books

Book reviews, reading notes, reflections on books and writers

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Ripples in the Lake by May Coates

This book left me nostalgic for an age of innocence, a time when romance books were romantic. A time so far removed from the filth that now passes for ‘romance’ in contemporary fiction. Ripples in the Lake is a throwback to a time when Mills & Boon romances were peopled with virtuous heroines and arrogant […]

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The Chalk Man by Caroline (C. J.) Tudor

This was Tudor’s debut novel, and she’s gone on to write a few more. She’s been compared to Stephen King. In The Chalk Man, Tudor very carefully mentions Harlan Coben as the writer the narrator is reading, and I think she wanted to make that connection in the reader’s mind. The Chalk Man by C.J. […]

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Are These Photos Yours? Found in a Secondhand Book

If you recognize anyone in these photos — or if you feel moved to help — please leave a comment or share this post. You never know how far a single act of kindness can reach.