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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.
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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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Review: The House Keepers
3/5 stars The House Keepers, by Alex Hay (2023) A daring heist! Revenge of the housekeepers! Deception and deceit in fancy dresses! This...
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Dec 7, 20232 min read
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Review: The Secret Rooms
1/5 stars The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, & a Family Secret, by Catherine Bailey (2012) False...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
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Review: Genuine Fraud
2/5 stars Genuine Fraud, by E. Lockhart (2017) I could keep this super simple and just say: If you have read or watched The Talented Mr....
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Aug 26, 20231 min read
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Review: The Family Upstairs / Remains
3/5 stars The Family Upstairs (2019) & The Family Remains (2022), by Lisa Jewell TW: Domestic abuse, cults A crazy thriller series that...
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Aug 13, 20232 min read
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Review: A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons
3/5 stars A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons, by Kate Khavari (2022) TW: Threat of rape This is a delightful, historical murder...
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Aug 1, 20232 min read
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Review: The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
3/5 stars The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, by Sophie Hannah (2020) Another of Hannah's Hercule Poirot mysteries! I also read The Mystery...
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Jul 7, 20233 min read
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Review: Who is Maud Dixon?
4/5 stars Who is Maud Dixon?, by Alexandra Andrews (2021) WOW this was fun. Totally entertaining! But there's also VERY little I can say...
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Jun 30, 20232 min read
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Review The Inheritance Games series
3/5 stars The Inheritance Games (2020), The Hawthorne Legacy (2021), and The Final Gambit (2022), by Jennifer Lynn Barnes I'll be...
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May 15, 20233 min read
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Review: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
3/5 stars Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, by Benjamin Stevenson (2022) Ernie Cunningham is from a family of seemingly...
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May 8, 20232 min read
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Review: Hell Bent
3/5 stars (reluctantly) Hell Bent, by Leigh Bardugo (2023) A few years ago I read the first book in this series, Ninth House, and...
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Mar 27, 20233 min read
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Review: Amy Among the Serial Killers
2/5 stars Amy Among the Serial Killers, by Jincy Willett (2022) I didn't realize until I was well into the book that it's actually the...
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Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Review: The Death of Jane Lawrence
3/5 stars The Death of Jane Lawrence, by Caitlin Starling (2021) First 3/4 of the book - 5 stars. The final 1/4 of the book lost its way....
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Review: Murder Most Festive
4/5 stars Murder Most Festive, by Ada Moncrieff (2020) A really charming and clever murder mystery. Very British, but in a...
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
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Review: The Conductors
4/5 stars The Conductors, by Nicole Glover (2021) Husband and wife Benjy and Hetty Rhodes are escaped slaves, and former Underground...
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Review: Magpie & Moonflower Murders
4/5 stars - Magpie Murders | 1/5 stars - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (2016/2020) I liked Magpie Murders a lot. Moonflower...
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Nov 25, 20224 min read
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Review: Truly Devious series
5/5 stars Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, and The Box in the Woods, by Maureen Johnson (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)...
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Oct 8, 20222 min read
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Review: two Sophie Hannah mysteries
2-4/5 stars - The Mystery of the Three Quarters (2018) & Woman with a Secret (2014), by Sophie Hannah 4/5 stars The Mystery of Three...
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Jul 28, 20223 min read
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Review: The Liar's Dictionary
3/5 stars The Liar's Dictionary, by Eley Williams (2020) You need to love learning about language and, more specifically, the etymology...
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
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Reviews: Eight Perfect Murders / The Hotel Neversink
4/5 stars - Eight Perfect Murders, by Peter Swanson (2020) 3/5 stars - The Hotel Neversink, by Adam O'Fallon Price (2019) Two very good...
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Jun 3, 20223 min read
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Review: The 12 Lives of Samuel Hawley
3/5 stars The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, by Hannah Tinti (2017) Tinti's The Good Thief was the first book that my book club read in...
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Apr 11, 20222 min read
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