The Bookbinder’s Secret, a review by Di

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πŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“š THE BOOKBINDER’S SECRET A.D. Bell St. Martin’s Press January 13, 2026 400 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon I love books about books. And, I love books where I learn something. I had no idea that bookbinding was such … Continued

What Happened That Summer, a review by Di

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🎒🎒🎒🎒🎒 WHAT HAPPENED THAT SUMMER Laura Pearson Boldwood Books January 4, 2026 288 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon This book is formatted similarly to Daisy Jones and the Six. It appears to be the transcript of a Podcast, with … Continued

The Girl With Nowhere to Go, a review by Di

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πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€” THE GIRL WITH NOWHERE TO GO Louise Guy Boldwood Books January 28, 2026 358 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon As I write this review, I have not decided yet how to rate it. Basic premise: 2 different families … Continued

Missing Sam, a review by Di

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πŸ‘ŸπŸ‘ŸπŸ‘ŸπŸ‘ŸπŸ‘Ÿ MISSING SAM Thrity Umrigar Algonquin Books January 27, 2026 320 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon I think I have read all of Umrigar’s previous books. She always tells a good story. This story starts out with a mystery/thriller … Continued

Women of a Promiscuous Nature, a review by Di

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πŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘ΏπŸ‘Ώ Women of a Promiscuous Nature Donna Everhart Kensington Press January 26, 2026 368 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon The more I read, the more I find out about things I know nothing about. The American Plan was devised … Continued

The Fair-Weather Friend, a review by Di

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β˜€οΈπŸŒ€οΈβ›ˆοΈπŸŒ©οΈ THE FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND Jessie Garcia St Martin’s Press January 20, 2026 320 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon Just about a year ago, I read The Business Trip by this same author. I really enjoyed the fast pace and … Continued

Anne of a Different Island, a review by Di

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πŸ‘’πŸ‘’πŸ‘’ ANNE OF A DIFFERENT ISLAND Virginia Kantra Berkley Publishing January 20, 2026 368 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon This is the story of Anne (with an E) who grew up on Mackinac Island. Now she is an English … Continued

Eddie Winston is Looking for Love, a review by Di

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❀️❀️❀️❀️ EDDIE WINSTON IS LOOKING FOR LOVE Marianne Cronin Harper Perenial December 31, 2024 304 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon Heartwarming story about Eddie. He is a 90-year-old man working at a thrift store. Not, because he has to, … Continued

We All Live Here, a review by Di

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🏑🏑🏑🏑 WE ALL LIVE HERE Jojo Moyes Pamela Dorman Books February 11, 2025 450 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon The setting in this book centres around one house, belonging to Lily. Lily is the single mother to 2 daughters, … Continued

Number Thirty-Two, a review by Di

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Number Thirty-Two Cassie Steward Cassie Steward (self-published) October 18, 2023 422 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon This is an β€œunputdownable” book. It has everything: dysfunction, hoarding, SECRETS, addiction, family….the list goes on. Obviously, some of these might be … Continued