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The Bitches Love: John Grisham
Movie maker of the 90s and 00s.
juliegilkison
Nov 20, 20203 min read
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Review: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
A creepy, eerie, fascinating story of survival, love, and a culture you might not ever know anything about.
Both
Oct 18, 20201 min read
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Review: Say Nothing by Patrick Keefe
bloody conflict between the Catholics and Protestants from the late 1960's until the peace accord of 1998. Riveting.
Both
Oct 18, 20201 min read
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Authors We Love, Part 1: Our Main Bitches
These ladies are my most-recommended, my most-loved, my dream writing partners.
Both
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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29 Scary-Ass Books to Read This Month
Stories that will scare the crap out of you no matter what weird stuff you're into.
juliegilkison
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Review: The Round House by Louise Erdrich
The plot and themes tell a story that are all too familiar for any Indigenous person in the states
juliegilkison
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Review: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
How the Indigenous People of our country have over and over again been screwed over by those who came after the fact. Ugh!
juliegilkison
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Review: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
A good read if you like WWII books
bsgilki
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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Review: The Second Amendment by Michael Waldman
No matter what side of the issue you're on, this is a MUST READ!
juliegilkison
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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Review: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
After she's raped and murdered, a teenage girl watches her family struggle to move on as she tries to do the same.
Both
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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![Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [Millennium Series] by Stieg Larsson + David Lagerkrantz](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2b853_30916c9fbc28440fa102708ba18f6691~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_323,h_224,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/c2b853_30916c9fbc28440fa102708ba18f6691~mv2.png)
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Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [Millennium Series] by Stieg Larsson + David Lagerkrantz
A journalist and a badass hacker chick work together to solve a cold case and uncover much more!
bsgilki
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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![Review: The Lincoln Lawyer [Mickey Haller series] by Michael Connelly](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2b853_9b79658386734de4bfdb470f2a24fe8c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_589,h_332,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/c2b853_9b79658386734de4bfdb470f2a24fe8c~mv2.png)
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Review: The Lincoln Lawyer [Mickey Haller series] by Michael Connelly
A Cheap Thriller that's more like a John Grisham legal thriller, it's been adapted into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey.
Both
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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![Review: Transfer of Power [Mitch Rapp series] by Vince Flynn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2b853_32e5abd953654ded998258e042a0a02a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_402,h_226,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/c2b853_32e5abd953654ded998258e042a0a02a~mv2.png)
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Review: Transfer of Power [Mitch Rapp series] by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp is an undercover CIA counter-terrorism agent...see our Cheap Thrills page for more!
bsgilki
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
It won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was in both of our top tens for 2019--Basically the same prestige
Both
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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Review: The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
This will make you grateful for your mother-in-law, unless she is a manipulative psycho!
juliegilkison
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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Review: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Like HOLY SHIT. Mouth drop. Did not see it coming.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Review: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
A gut-wrenching story of friendship, murder, and survival set in Boston.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Review: Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
Gone, Baby, Gone is well-known because of the movie of the same name, but it's actually the third in a series.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Review: When You See Me by Lisa Gardner
Three strong female characters solves crimes--girl power!
bsgilki
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
It will wondrously keep you guessing til the last page.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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