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Welcome to Booksie's Blog! I write reviews of what I've read, some of which were books sent by publishers or authors. If you would like for me to read and review your book, please contact me. I'd love to have the chance to review for you although I don't usually read to deadlines. My email address is skirkland@triad.rr.com I can't accept everything but I do read and review everything I accept. I average about 10-12 reviews a month. I tend to favor physical books over ebooks for review.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Exit by Belinda Bauer

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  The advice for retired folks is to develop a hobby.  Felix's is to be an Exiteer.  The Exiteer is there to assist terminally ill patie...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

It Is Wood, It Is Stone by Gabriella Burnham

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  Linda and Dennis have moved to San Paulo, Brazil, so that Dennis can take a year long professorship and advance his career.  The universit...
Monday, September 28, 2026

The Discomfort Of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

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 Jas lives on a small farm in The Netherlands with her parents and two older brothers and a younger sister.  The family focus is on the farm...
Sunday, September 27, 2026

The River by Peter Heller

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  Jack and Wynn are good friends, forged by their interest in nature and outdoor adventure.  They met at college orientation and have been f...
Saturday, September 26, 2026

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

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 Tess Durbeyfield is a young woman growing up in rural England in the 1800's.  Her family is poor as her father is an alcoholic.  One da...
Friday, September 25, 2026

Engines Of Chaos by R.S Ford

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  The battle rages on in Torwyn.  Sanctan, son of the former Emperor, still reigns as the head of the Dragon cult and is determined to end a...
Thursday, September 24, 2026

My Name Is Joe Lavoie

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  The Lavoie family is one of those families.  Lots of kids and every one of them cut out for trouble.  A father who drinks and a mother who...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link

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  This is an anthology of eleven stories by Kelly Link.  My favorite was The Specialist's Hat which won a World Fantasy award.  In it, t...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Last One Out by Jane Harper

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  Five years can be a lifetime.  Five years ago, Rowena Crowley had been working in the town's clinic as a doctor, her husband Griff wat...
Monday, September 21, 2026

Rough Crossings: The Slaves, The British And The American Revolution by Simon Schama

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  This nonfiction history tells the story of the slaves during and after the American Revolution and how the British interacted with them.  ...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

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  Judas Coyne was one of the great of the metal era in rock.  But he hasn't toured or released anything in years.  The rest of his band ...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

Counterplay by Robert Tanenbaum

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  Butch Karp is running for another term as New York District Attorney but things aren't going as smoothly as one might expect.  His arc...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Measuring The World by Daniel Kehlmann

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  In the early 1800's, two German scientists find ways to measure the world they inhabit and bring knowledge and clarity to areas that w...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

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  The villagers of Kosawa in Africa have inhabited the land and the village from time immemorial.  But things are not good these days in the...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

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  Lily grew up in British Columbia, Canada, the child of Southeast Asian immigrants.  Her father was determined to fit in but her mother des...
Friday, September 11, 2026

The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller

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  This novel is set in the remote English countryside in 1962 and focuses on two different couples.  The Parrys are considered gentry, he on...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

Death On Demand by Carolyn Hart

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  Annie Laurance has inherited her uncle's bookstore on the exclusive island of Broward's Rock.  It specializes in mysteries and the...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

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  Man has pretty much conquered the solar system with colonies on Earth, Mars and the in-between Belt.  But though all three colonies are th...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

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  On November 29th, 2019, a nineteen year old young man leaped from a fifth floor balcony to the Thames.  He did not survive the fall.  The ...
Monday, September 7, 2026

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

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  Maggie Holt is determined to get answers.  Growing up, she barely remembers the couple of weeks her family lived in Baneberry Hall, a ramb...
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I'm the former CIO of a large community college, and an avid reader. I've reviewed here and for Curled Up With A Good Book, Amazon's Vine Reviews program and on Netgalley and Edelweiss. I also work with several publishers. The majority of books reviewed on this page were sent to me free of charge.
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