The Answer is No, by Fredrik Backman****
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by seattlebookmama
3d ago
Who can resist a story by Fredrik Backman? His soothing tone and positive message about the nature of humanity is balm for the soul. So although I seldom read stand alone short stories, I leapt on this one right away ..read more
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The Great Hippopotamus Hotel, by Alexander McCall Smith*****
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by seattlebookmama
3w ago
The 25th book in the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series is not to be missed. My thanks go to NetGalley and Knopf/Doubleday for the review copy; this book is available to the public now. When life becomes stressful, what do ..read more
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Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank, by Elle Cosimano****
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by seattlebookmama
1M ago
Fans of Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan series will recognize her trusty sidekick and BFF, Vero. Over the course of the series, we’ve had many hints about Vero’s past, and Finlay sometimes wonders why Vero is so tightlipped about her personal history ..read more
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Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children, by Daniel Foxx****
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by seattlebookmama
2M ago
3.5 stars rounded upward. My thanks go to NetGalley and Octopus Publishing for the review copy. This book is for sale now. This book came to my attention when a Goodreads friend reviewed it, and I decided on the spot ..read more
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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books, by Kirsten Miller
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by seattlebookmama
4M ago
Lula Dean is a deeply unhappy woman. Neglected by her children, alone and unappreciated, she strikes on a way to gain the attention she knows that she deserves. She embarks on a crusade to remove books she deems objectionable from ..read more
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Margo’s Got Money Troubles, by Rufi Thorpe****
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by seattlebookmama
6M ago
Margo’s Got Money Troubles, by Rufi Thorpe, is a bold, inventive, and very funny novel about a young woman cut adrift in a difficult, expensive world. My thanks go to NetGalley and William Morrow for the invitation to read and ..read more
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The Wedding People, by Alison Espach*****
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by seattlebookmama
6M ago
It’s a good sign when I finish reading a book, and I’m smiling. Alison Espach’s new novel, The Wedding People, not only left me smiling at the end; it made me laugh out loud almost from the get-go, and it ..read more
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The Faculty Lounge, by Jennifer Mathieu****-*****
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by seattlebookmama
6M ago
“You really had to hand it to Mr. Lehrer. While dying at work is never ideal, he had the decency to do it during his off period. And not only that, but at the start of it, too, giving the ..read more
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Beep, by Bill Roorbach****
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by seattlebookmama
7M ago
Beep is squirrel monkey, born and raised in the rain forest of Costa Rica. He’s not a baby anymore, and his old uncles have informed him that all the females are spoken for, and he must travel to a new area to mate and propagate. It’s tricky business, though, because human encroachment has separated the forests from one another, so Beep cannot get to the next forest without going through areas developed by humans. Beep’s odyssey takes him much farther than anyone imagined, and in the end, he finds fame and satisfaction. My thanks go to NetGalley and Algonquin for the invitation to read and re ..read more
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It’s a Privilege Just to Be Here, by Emma Sasaki****
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by seattlebookmama
8M ago
Emma Sasaki makes her fictional debut with the darkly amusing story of a mother and daughter caught up in a scandal at a prestigious private school. My thanks go to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio galley. This book is for sale now. Wesley Friends School is the prep school to which presidents and other high placed politicos send their teens, a place where they are nurtured as completely as any hot house flower, and then sent onward, hopefully to an ivy league college. Aki Hiyashi-Brown abandons her PhD and accepts a teaching job there in order for her daughter, Meg, to be able to ..read more
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