Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Love and Other Words, by Christina Lauren {ends 5/8}

It doesn't set off alarm bells in my head, sure, but it doesn't send goose bumps across my skin, either. It doesn't make my chest ache so deliciously I'm nearly breathless. I don't feel urgent, or desperate, or too hot in my own skin because I'm so hungry for him. And in a tight...

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Quick Pick book review: You Think It, I'll Say It, by Curtis Sittenfeld

Opening lines: (Gender Studies) Nell and Henry always said that they would wait until marriage was legal for everyone in America, and now this is the case—it's August 2015—but earlier in the week Henry eloped with his graduate student Bridget. Bridget is twenty-three, moderately...

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Book Review: The Welcome Home Diner, by Peggy Lampman

Guest review by: Erin Krajenke "The past year’s been insane. Sam and I purchased the diner two months after we bought our home. Sam’s eyes, unsullied by my gloomier point of view, unlocked a world of opportunities to me. Through the prism of her vision, I came to imagine the...

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Quick Pick book review: The Good Liar, by Catherine McKenzie

Opening lines: (Cecily) I was late. That's why I wasn't there when it happened. Not in the building, not even that close.  Reason I picked up the book: I have read books by Catherine McKenzie in the past and enjoyed them; also, the synopsis was intriguing.  And...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Guilt, by Amanda Robson {ends 4/15}

Guest review by: Becki Bayley “How’s your week been?” he asks, interrupting her daydream. He asks this with concern, as if she is a friend, not a client. As if he really cares. “Not too bad,” she replies. “And yours?” “The same.” They laugh. “Well, I don’t suppose they...

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UPCOMING: Bookstock - Metro Detroit's biggest and best used book & media sale, 4/22-4/29 at Laurel Park Place

*Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. The opinions expressed here, however, are my own. I've written these past two years about Bookstock, a huge used book & media sale that takes place at Laurel Park Place, in Livonia, and it's returning again this year, from Sunday,...

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Book Review: True Fiction, by Lee Goldberg

Guest review by: Becki Bayley Ian was lying fully dressed on top of the bed, his back propped up with pillows, staring at the TV. Empty mini-bottles from the minibar were scattered on the bed, along with candy bar wrappers and crinkled empty bags of chips. He chewed on the...

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