William Morrow Paperbacks – Confessions of a Bibliophile

2021: #34 – The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)

September 20, 2021September 17, 2021 0 Comment

The Alice Network is a dual-timeline story about two women. In 1947 we have Charlie, an American college girl who is visiting Europe with her socialite mother in order to get a secret abortion. Except Charlie has other plans. Her French cousin Rose disappeared during World War II, and Charlie is determined to find out what happened to her. All she has to go on

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2021: #24 – Don’t You Forget About Me (Mhairi McFarlane)

September 10, 2021September 9, 2021 0 Comment

This was a cute romantic comedy focused on Georgina. Georgina is about to turn 30 and has nothing to show for it but a string of forgettable service jobs and a roommate who hates her. After getting fired from her job and then catching her boyfriend in the act of cheating on her, she reluctantly agrees to help a friend of her brother-in-law with the

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2017: #10 – Poirot Investigates (Agatha Christie)

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 0 Comment

I almost always like Agatha Christie, but I think her mysteries work better in novel format, rather than short stories. These were entertaining, but got a little repetitive. As you read one after the other, it gets easier to pick out the tricks of the trade. This book is perhaps best consumed a little at a time, something you pick up once every few weeks