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Book Reviews (Listed Alphabetically by Title)

The Thursday Murder Club

I have to admit I mostly noticed this book because I liked the cover so much. The jaunty script, retro styling and the simplistic yet warm feeling of it totally drew me in. It helps that the book got decent reviews as well, but yeah it was partially the cover, haha. Anyway, I’ve been wanting …

The Thursday Murder Club: Recap & Summary

Part One Part Two Note: I’ve added some section headings in parenthesis to help navigate the summary, but these don’t appear in the book. Part One: MEET NEW PEOPLE AND TRY NEW THINGS Chapters 1 – 4 (Introducing Coopers Chase and the Thursday Night Murder Club) Joyce Meadowcroft, Elizabeth, Ron Ritchie and Ibrahim Arif are …

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is a book for people who love books and storytelling. It jumps back and forth chronologically, following a few sets of characters in different time periods to tell a cohesive story that links all of them together. Anna is an orphan living in Constantinople in the 1400’s. Omeir is …

Cloud Cuckoo Land: Recap & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Epilogue Prologue: TO MY DEAREST NIECE …

The Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is a book I’ve really been looking forward to ever since it was announced. Like many people, I really enjoyed his previous novel A Gentleman in Moscow, and I’ve been eager to revisit his writing. The Lincoln Highway is an adventure story through and through. It tells the story …