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Buying In
by Laura Hemphill
Exhilarating ride on Wall Street (11/5/2013)
Debut novelist Laura Hemphill's "Buying In" is a compelling look behind the (fictional) scenes of the crisis on Wall Street. Both timely and intriguing, the novel is not only for readers with background knowledge of the banking industry. Told through alternating viewpointsmore
Coming Clean: A Memoir
by Kimberly Rae Miller
Honest and heartbreaking (7/4/2013)
In a strange way, Kimberly Rae Miller's memoir "Coming Clean," about growing up with a father who was a hoarder and a mother who was a compulsive shopper, is relatable. Even though I didn't grow up like that at all. But as much as her story is about her unusual upbringing,more
Her Last Breath: A Kate Burkholder Novel
by Linda Castillo
"Her Last Breath" thrills! (6/3/2013)
The newest installment in Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder Amish mysteries, "Her Last Breath," is perhaps the best in the series. From the opening chapter, the novel is gripping and fast-paced. Readers can't help but want to learn who might have committed a crime against anmore
Golden Boy
by Abigail Tarttelin
Heart-breaking and fascinating (12/29/2012)
"Golden Boy" is one of the best novels I've read in years. It provides a heart-wrenching view at the growing pains faced by an intersex teen. Max's story is full of family secrets, medical questions, and difficulties with dating. It's a page-turner, and I read it in severalmore
The Imposter Bride
by Nancy Richler
Starts great... (12/16/2012)
I thoroughly enjoyed the first third or so of "The Imposter Bride". It had a bit of mystery and lots of family drama. After that, it got incredibly boring. I only finished it because I have to write a review.

Additionally, while I usually enjoy when authors switch betweenmore
The Forgetting Tree: A Novel
by Tatjana Soli
Lyrical but sometimes over-written (8/19/2012)
"The Forgetting Tree" is a lyrical novel about a woman named Claire, who is living with cancer, and her family and caretaker. While the setting was lovely, the different parts of the book don't always tie together well; Part 3 seemed almost entirely unnecessary and hadmore
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