Htaggert1d ago
Sometimes a book comes along at just the right moment in life. I can say that Cat Rambo’s You Sexy Thing was a disco space opera that I didn’t expect but loved with my entire chest. #bookreview #beatthebacklist #sff #reading #bookrecommendation https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2026/02/book-review-you-sexy-thing-by-cat-rambo.html?m=1
Book Review: You Sexy Thing By Cat Rambo

CurlyGeek4d ago

Review: Playground by Richard Powers #beatthebacklist #speccyficchal

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Review: Playground by Richard Powers

This was my first book by Richard Powers, though I’ve been wanting to read The Overstory for a while, which won a Pulitzer Prize and came recommended by a former work friend. This book, Playground,…

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Davida (Chocolate Lady) Chazan4d ago

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Art of Rebellion and/or Conforming. My #bookreview for "The Dream Life of Sukhanov" by @OlgaGrushin, on my #bookblog now. This is a beautifully written story set in pre-fall of the #USSR, is very relevant to today! #histficreadingchallenge #BeatTheBacklist

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/02/21/the-art-of-rebellion-or-conforming/

The Art of Rebellion and/or Conforming.

Book Review for “The Dream Life of Sukhanov” by Olga Grushin. Summary: “At fifty-six, Anatoly Sukhanov has everything a man could want. Nearly twenty-five years ago, he traded his precarious …

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CurlyGeekFeb 9

Review: Solito by Javier Zamora #readnonficchal #beatthebacklist #bookreviews #reading

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/review-solito-by-javier-zamora/

Review: Solito by Javier Zamora

I first learned about this book when I was working with a grant to the state of Rhode Island to support a statewide read along of this book ( The woman I spoke with at Rhode Island Center for the B…

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Davida (Chocolate Lady) ChazanFeb 2

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Last Battle Mystery! My #bookreview for "Towards Zero" by Agatha Christie, which is the 5th and last Superintendent Battle novel, on my #bookblog now. Only 1 book left to my #battlerace #readingchallenge. #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/02/03/the-last-battle-mystery/

The Last Battle Mystery!

Book Review for “Towards Zero” by Agatha Christie. Summary: “What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life …

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Davida (Chocolate Lady) ChazanJan 22

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon For the Love of Syntax - my #bookreview for "Confessions of a Grammar Queen" by @ElizaKnight, on my #bookblog now. This was fun, even with the #romance and a dog narrating some chapters! #histficreadingchallenge
#BeatTheBacklist #OOCZ2026
#2026BookishBooks

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/01/23/for-the-love-of-syntax/

For the Love of Syntax.

Book Review for “Confessions of a Grammar Queen” by Eliza Knight. Summary: “Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female CEO i…

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CurlyGeekJan 20

Goals and Reading Challenges for 2026 #TopTenTuesday #readinggoals #readnonficchal #speccyficchal #the52bookclub #beatthebacklist #readjewishly

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/my-reading-goals-and-challenges-for-2026/

My Reading Goals and Challenges for 2026

This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is our reading goals and challenges for 2026. Last year I said I wanted to be more flexible, to read for enjoyment, an…

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Davida (Chocolate Lady) ChazanJan 18

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Sugar Flowers Mystery: My #bookreview for The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain on my #bookblog. Thanks @pushkinpress @Steerforthpress for the ARC. #2026NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #2026BooksInTranslation #OOCZ2026 #2026BookishBooks

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/01/19/the-sugar-flowers-mystery/

The Sugar Flowers Mystery.

Book Review for “The Readers’ Room” by Antoine Laurain (translated by Jane Aitken, Emily Boyce, and Polly Mackintosh). Summary: “When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a …

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CurlyGeekJan 17

Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz #beatthebacklist #the52bookclub

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Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

I’m continuing to explore young adult fiction now that I work with teens every day, and this book was fantastic. It’s written in what felt like a very real teenage voice, and I sometimes felt I cou…

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Davida (Chocolate Lady) ChazanJan 8

#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon Hollywood and it's Resistances. My #bookreview for "Typewriter Beach" by @MegWaiteClayton on my #bookblog now! OMG! A character with MY last name (no relation, though)! And what a story, too. #histficreadingchallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist

http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/01/09/hollywood-and-its-resistances/

Hollywood and it’s Resistances.

Book Review for “Typewriter Beach” by Meg Waite Clayton. Summary: ” 1957. Isabella Giori is ten months into a standard 7-year studio contract when she auditions with Hitchcock. Just weeks lat…

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