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A Separate Peace by John Knowles

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 13, 2020 | Book Review, Classic

Summary: Set at a boys’ boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting,...

Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 13, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: The lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways–and with unexpected consequences–in acclaimed author Dan Chaon’s gripping, brilliantly written new novel. Longing to get on with his life, Miles Cheshire nevertheless can’t stop searching for his...

Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 13, 2020 | Book Review, Fantasy

Summary: Angelology unfurled a brilliant tapestry of myth and biblical lore on our present-day world and plunged two star-crossed heroes into an ancient battle against mankind’s greatest enemy: the fatally attractive angel-human hybrids known as the Nephilim. With...

Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 26, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Start with a tough but vulnerable Chicago cop. Add a hyperactive cat, an ailing mother, a jealous boyfriend, a high-maintenance ex-husband, and a partner in the throes of a mid-life crisis. Stir in a psychopath littering the city with body parts. Mix with...

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 26, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. Alas, in the opening sequence, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air...