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The Blonde Identity, by Ally Carter

The Blonde Identity, by Ally Carter

Rom-com meets action-adventure spy novel in The Blonde Identity. It’s full of danger, chase scenes, and action sequences, but it’s also funny and sexy and frothy in all the right ways. And it hits some familiar romance and spy novel tropes in ways that somehow feel comfortingly familiar and fresh at the same time.

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Sunday Post – 3/30/2025

Sunday Post – 3/30/2025

Walks with my husband were highlights of this week. The stress and anxiety of the present times are getting to me, but books are always a good escape.

Also, a look back at this week’s reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!

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Nine Books I DNF’d

Nine Books I DNF’d

There are books I set aside because I’m not in the right mood, but I might come back to them. And then there are the DNF’s: books I deliberately didn’t finish and don’t plan to return to.

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News & Notes – 3/22/2025

News & Notes – 3/22/2025

The administration’s assault on libraries; Meta tries to silence a critic; AI and copyright violation; self-publishing vs. trad publishing; book censorship news; a few literature awards; dyslexic fonts; and more bookish news & notes.

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This Side of Murder, by Anna Lee Huber

This Side of Murder, by Anna Lee Huber

The Verity Kent series gets off to a good start with This Side of Murder. Huber revisits the classic “trapped on an island with a killer” trope, but gives it tension and immediacy… Huber is skilled at plotting, characterization, and atmosphere. I found all three here, plus a believable, complex heroine.

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