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Amy Tan recommended Love in the Time of Cholera in Books (curated)

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Take Nothing With You in Books
Oct 6, 2020
Once again, Patrick Gale has written a novel that tugs at our heartstrings - and in this case, also plays on the strings of the cello! This beautifully written coming-of-age story is both poignant and uplifting. You can read my full review of this novel on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/02/09/tempo-of-progression/

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Race for Paris in Books
Oct 7, 2020
It seems everyone wants to be the person to chronicle the victory of the Allied forces taking Paris back from the Nazis. This novel follows two women in their efforts to gain that title. Read what I thought of Meg Waite Clayton's historical fiction novel, The Race for Paris, here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/10/18/women-witnessing-wwii/

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Sweetness #9: A Novel in Books
Oct 7, 2020
I've long touted that artificial sweeteners are poison. Here's a novel that takes that basic premise, brings it into the world of fiction, and watches to see what happens when one of those sweeteners is found to be a real problem. Read my review of this excellent debut novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/18/flavored-for-deception/

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Light Shining In The Forest in Books
Oct 7, 2020
The last novel of author Paul Torday is practically a script for the TV series "Criminal Minds" but with an unusual twist. (What a shame we won't have any more of his books in the future.) Read my review of this fascinating crime fiction novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/02/13/a-glimmer-to-find-what-was-lost/

tonidavis (353 KP) rated Motherland: Fort Salem in TV
Aug 8, 2020
Great plot (1 more)
Interesting characters
Best new series I've seen in a long time
Fort salem is a novel idea where witches work as the us army are selected and fight against the witches who.are killing people via balloons carrying there weapon. The fighting is done using witches voices it a novel concept and it a great show

FIRESTARTER (2022)
Movie
Based on the 1980 Stephen King novel of the same name, FIRESTARTER follows young Charlie as she...

Grinch (194 KP) rated The Book Thief in Books
May 15, 2017

Erika (17789 KP) rated Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) in Books
Aug 11, 2017
This novel was good, I loved the modern epistolary style. But, in the end, while it was good, it was severely over-hyped.