Monthly Archives: November 2021

Fictionophile’s NOVEMBER 2021 Reading Wrap-Up #MonthlyWrapUp

In the past month I’ve read NINE titles. I enjoyed every one of them, some more than others of course. My review of “The Night She Disappeared” by Lisa Jewell. This was a missing persons mystery, yet it was more … Continue reading

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Fictionophile’s NOVEMBER 2021 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR

I’ve added SEVEN review commitments to my TBR this month. I received FIVE of these titles from NetGalley. and in November, I downloaded TWO titles from Edelweiss: (this month they didn’t offer anything that appealed to me) And this month … Continue reading

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#BookRecommendations with titles that start with the letter ‘K’ #GreatReads

This year I”m going through the entire alphabet, one letter per month. For November 2021, the eleventh month, I’m listing all of my favourite novels that begin with the letter ‘K‘. I am choosing these titles from the books I’ve … Continue reading

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“A Gingerbread House” by Catriona McPherson – Book Review

Kate and Gail – two middle-aged sisters. Sisters who are insane – and looking for another sister…    Kate is 54 and very skilled in all matters IT. She uses these skills to lure vulnerable and somewhat naive women to her … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – November 23, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday @GLees_author #TheGirlUpstairs@0neMoreChapter_

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday November 23, 2021 I … Continue reading

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“Bring Her Home” by S.A. Dunphy – Book Review

Jessie Boyle – is a 45 year old perfectionist, who works as a Criminal Behaviourist, and has just lost her lover and partner in a brutal, barbaric, crime. Reeling from her loss, she resigns from her job with the London … Continue reading

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“The Leftovers” by Cassandra Parkin – Book Review

“How can we ever really know what’s true, when all we have to go on is the contents of our heads?” Callie Taggart is a registered nurse. Due to the fact that she also cares for her mentally unstable brother, … Continue reading

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#FF Friday Finds – a few gems I found on the Internet this week

THREE ARTICLES on the debate regarding listening to vs. reading a book. I am particularly interested in this topic because I tried audiobooks, but found they weren’t for me.  I wonder, was it the book? the narrator? or just the … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday – Nov. 17, 2021 #readingforpleasure #bookbloggers #WWWWednesday #bookworms

Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday. WWW Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. I’ve linked the book descriptions to the Goodreads site for the book. Just answer the three questions below and leave … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – November 16, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday @MattBrollyUK #TheMark #NetGalley @AmazonPub

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday November 16, 2021 I … Continue reading

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