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ellie

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Neil Gaiman: Stardust (2006, Harper Perennial)

E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago …

Review of 'Stardust' on 'Goodreads'

Forgettable and lacking character development - for my first Gaiman read I was very disappointed.

Katherine Faulkner: Greenwich Park (Hardcover, 2022, Gallery Books, Typography)

Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way (after …

Review of 'Greenwich Park' on 'Goodreads'

This is the perfect thriller. Faulkner writes beautifully and creates such vivid imagery and complicated characters. Couldn't put it down.

Taylor Jenkins Reid: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover, 2017, Atria Books)

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth …

Review of 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' on 'Goodreads'

Reid knows how to write a gripping, entertaining novel! I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this one, and was pulled in again by the twist ending. Just didn't love it as much as Daisy Jones - I found the dialogue in this one to be super cheesy and tended to scan through several pages after the third marriage ... worth a read just for the ending though.

Madeline Miller: Circe (Hardcover, 2018, Little Brown and Company)

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a …

Review of 'Circe' on 'Goodreads'

This book is SPECTACULAR - it's hard to put down. Mythology/Greek literature has always been a bit daunting to me, but Miller is able to create a readable epic. Greek lit tends to be so male-centric, so this narration is so novel and exciting. Super vivid imagery and powerful characterizations!