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    Review: My Absolute Darling

    by Joli March 21, 2018
    by Joli March 21, 2018

    Before I begin with this review, please note that there is a trigger warning: child abuse. My library always has a display of books that are new to the rotation. I love heading over there every time I pick up …

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    Review: The Games

    by Amber July 21, 2017
    by Amber July 21, 2017

    I listened to The Games by Ted Kosmatka while we traveled from Duluth, MN to Rapid City, SD. All the hot new releases seem to always have a long holding period so I strolled the aisles at the library, found the sci-fi section, and this …

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    Review: Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles

    by Becky April 5, 2017
    by Becky April 5, 2017

    Why: This third installment of the Natchez Trilogy finally made its way to my hands, and I was so excited to dig in! Having loose ends is one of my literary nightmares, and I couldn’t wait to find out how things …

  • Bookish Stuff & ThingsSuspense/Thriller

    Giveaway: Natchez Burning + Tote Bag

    by Becky March 20, 2017
    by Becky March 20, 2017

    Get excited, LQ-ers! It is time for our first ever giveaway! In anticipation of the release of Greg Iles’ Mississippi Blood TOMORROW(!!!!), we are a giving away a copy of Natchez Burning (the first in this trilogy) and a canvas tote …

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    Review: Her Every Fear

    by Janna January 19, 2017
    by Janna January 19, 2017

    What a weird coincidence. I had just finished Peter Swanson’s The Kind Worth Killing a day before I received his newest novel, Her Every Fear, in the mail from TLC Book Tours. I hadn’t realized either book was written by …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Kind Worth Killing

    by Janna January 8, 2017
    by Janna January 8, 2017

    In December, I started going to Minneapolis’ Books and Bars. I probably don’t need to add another book club to my already busy schedule, but this one is just too much fun! Books and Bars takes book club discussion to …

  • Book ReviewsSuspense/Thriller

    Review: Behind Closed Doors

    by Janna October 3, 2016
    by Janna October 3, 2016

    I read Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris for my September book club. We’ve started voting on which books we’ll read, and I’ll admit that I didn’t vote for this one. But I thoroughly enjoyed it for what it was, …

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    Review: The Bone Tree by Greg Iles

    by Becky September 30, 2016
    by Becky September 30, 2016

    Why: The second book in the Natchez Burning trilogy (also Natchez Burning and Mississippi Blood), The Bone Tree had to make my TBR List because I’m a complete-ist. (This is a self-determined way to describe my compulsive need to finish a series even if …

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    Review: Natchez Burning by Greg Iles

    by Becky September 13, 2016
    by Becky September 13, 2016

    Why: It is hard for me to say I enjoy suspense novels because I associate them with being scary. That said, I truly love mysteries and the drama of putting pieces together to figure out how the story will play …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical FictionSuspense/Thriller

    Review: Wolf Winter

    by Becky July 18, 2016
    by Becky July 18, 2016

    Why: The title. The cover. The dark, mysterious teaser. The genre – it’s historical fiction – one of my favorites. And honestly, when I picked this up at a local bookstore in Washington, DC, I was dreading a long, hot and …

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