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King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jan 15, 2021 | Book Review, YA

Summary: Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams,...

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

by Bubbly Bibbly | Dec 28, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate the wedding of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Will is a rising television star, handsome and charming. Jules is a smart, ambitious magazine publisher. Though the sea is a little choppy and...

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 18, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate...

Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 18, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Agnes Crandall’s life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she’s staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no...

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 9, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he...