Monthly Archives: March 2022

Fictionophile’s MARCH 2022 Reading Wrap-Up #bookblogger #MonthlyWrapUp

March by the numbers: Total books read: 14 Published in 2022: 9 Backlist titles: 2 Five star reads: 7 Debut novels: 3 Books that are part of a series: 2 Goodreads challenge: 37/120 (31%) GR NetGalley challenge: 24/70 (34%) GR … Continue reading

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Fictionophile’s MARCH 2022 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR

I’ve added ELEVEN review commitments to my TBR this month. (All book descriptions are linked to Goodreads.) I received SEVEN of these titles from NetGalley. and in March, I downloaded THREE titles from Edelweiss: Do any of these titles sound … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – March 29, 2022 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #IntoTheDark @panmacmillan @FionaAnnCummins #Thriller

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 March 29, 2022 I … Continue reading

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“The Secrets We Share” by Edwin Hill – Book Review

Natalie Cavanaugh – a police detective with the Boston, Massachusetts police force. She is single, forty-two years old, and drinks to excess when off duty. Natalie is very damaged by the events surrounding her father’s murder when she was only … Continue reading

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“The Shadow Child” by Rachel Hancox – Book Review

Jim and Cath – married for almost thirty years, they are in their late fifties. They are the parents of twin daughters. One of their twins died when she was only five years old. The other, their beloved Emma, has … Continue reading

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#ThrowbackThursday – Cover Love Revisited: Birdcages

The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk (who seems to be taking a blogging hiatus). I thought I’d do something a little different today and instead of re-posting an old book review I’m going … Continue reading

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“Faceless” by Vanda Symon – Book Review

Bradley – a married man who is the father to two pre-school girls. His personal life presents pressures of kids, a huge mortgage, and a wife who disparages him at every turn. He works as an accountant at an insurance … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – March 22, 2022 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #MrsEngland @HarlequinBooks @stacey_halls #HistoricalFiction

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 March 22, 2022 I … Continue reading

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“An Irish Wife” by Deborah Lincoln – Book Review

Harry Robinson – grew up among a large family of strong protestant women. His mother, and her many sisters have guided him throughout his life. His mother, Agnes, worked hard to ensure that he has a college education. She now … Continue reading

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“Twelve Secrets” by Robert Gold – Book Review

“Secrets are a dangerous thing” Ben Harper – is in his mid-thirties and is a prize winning investigative journalist. When he was just eight years old, his older brother was murdered. His father made himself scarce, so it was just … Continue reading

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