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Diane Reviews Books
After decades of reading voraciously and years of reviewing books on Goodreads and Amazon, I finally started a book blog, www.dianereviewsbooks.com, in the summer of 2017. I post a new review most days but at least five times a week.
I'm also on Goodreads (goodreads.com/dianereviewsbooks), twitter (@dianereviewsbks) and facebook (facebook.com/Diane-Reviews-Books-1291068041002770).
While I read all genres, I most frequently read mysteries, thrillers, graphic novels, and non-fiction.
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Darling Girls
Jessica, Norah, and Alicia are as close as biological sisters. Twenty-five years ago, they shared a foster home with the seemingly perfect Miss Fairchild. From the outside, their life as Miss Fairchild’s Darling Girlslooked happy. However, behind her public facade, Miss Fairchild was a narcissist with a mean streak. The trauma of those times is just beginning to dissipate when a decayed body is…
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Torn Asunder
Julia runs a seasonal professional clambake for mostly tourists on her family’s island off the coast of Maine. The island is remote and only reachable by boat. In Torn Asunder, Julia is beginning a new service. She is using her recently renovated mansion on the island to host weddings. Her first wedding is for her best friends, Zoey and Jamie. The guests have arrived, and the rehearsal dinner is…
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Four-Alarm Homicide
Vandalism, arson, and death are found in the latest cozy House-Flipper mystery, Four-Alarm Homicide.
Cousins Whitney and Buck are flipping a historic firehouse and a nearby townhouse. Many local residents show an interest in purchasing the townhouse. However, Whitney has already given the right of first refusal to the townhouse’s neighbor, Joanna. When Joanna collapses and later dies, Whitney…
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Extinction
What if Jurassic Park was real? But instead of dinosaurs, extremely large extinct animals like woolly mammoths, are recreated. Would you visit? Would you agree with the morality of man becoming godlike? All that is part of Extinction, the latest book by one of the authors of the Lincoln Pendergast series.
This is one of those books with an outlandish plot that you just can’t stop reading. The…
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Lies My Teacher Told Me
What you don’t know about American history could fill a book. In fact, the book is here and entitled Lies My Teacher Told Me.
This graphic true story tells the rest of the tales not told in traditional history books. It also corrects some frequently repeated outright falsehoods. Some are widely known, like there were natives already in America when it was founded and we viciously fought them for…
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Mastery
Mastery is a deep dive into the science of how people learn. It is not a pop science book. It is full of scientific discoveries rather than a straightforward explanation.
Unfortunately, there is a reason that most books are not this comprehensive. Most science, or at least reading about science, is pretty dry. Okay, I hate to say it, but this book is mostly boring. There are interesting insights,…
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The Montford Maniac
Is The Montford Maniac on the loose again after a ten-year absence? Lady Violet, author and amateur detective, is on the case. With the help of her fictional characters, can she solve the crime?
Hmmm, I so wanted to like this book. While I found the fictional characters in Lady Violet’s head original at first, they quickly became a somewhat comedic but ultimately annoying distraction from the…
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The Harrowing
The Harrowing is Minority Report crossed with a standard teen superhero in training tale. I feel like similar plots have been around for ages. For a graphic novel, this was more violent than most. Still, this book might be okay for older teens that enjoy that a female superhero tale. 3 stars.
Thanks to Amulet Books and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book.
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Life Wants You Dead
There is an unmistakable but often overlooked fact of life, Life Wants You Dead. It may be sooner or later but eventually life will get its “death” wish. In this book, the author offers the many ways death is around every corner just waiting to come for you. The result is a hilarious laugh-out-loud comedic tale. 5 stars and a favorite!
Thanks to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for a digital review…
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The Eleven
An intern from a gossip magazine is sent to interview a reclusive author. The author recounts a harrowing story of his life and his connection to a cult called The Eleven represented by the symbol XIIX. This is no ordinary cult.
The Eleven is a great example of why I like independently published books. The book is an unusual mix of genres. It is a thriller but also a thinking man’s horror tale.…
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The Poison Pen
American ex-pat and Scottish bookseller Delaney has done it again. The amateur sleuth has become entangled in a murder, a hoarder’s life, a pushy attorney, and a possibly stolen national artifact. Can Delaney solve the crime and determine the proper answers to the other questions? You will spend a delightful few hours steeped in Scottish history and surrounded by Delaney’s friends and loved ones…
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The Gathering
Picture an alternate world where vampires are not only integrated into society, but protected as a racial minority. However, just because they are protected doesn’t mean that everyone has accepted them. In The Gathering, a young man has been killed in a manner implicating the local vampire colony. But are they truly at fault or is the killing a hoax to allow the entire colony to be culled with…
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Murder She Wrote Murder Backstage Review and Giveaway
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It’s always a delight to spend time with Jessica, Seth and Mort. In Murder Backstage, Jessica’s identical British cousin, Emma, invites them all to vacation with her in Edmonton, Canada. Emma is rehearsing a new musical revue with a retiring fellow thespian when one of the crew is killed. Soon the Cabot Cove bunch are knee deep in investigating the many secrets of the revue’s stars and…
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Schizotopia
A totally unique take on a novel. Schizotopia is no John Dies at the End. However, it does offer an unusual look at schizophrenia from the inside of a character’s mind. Unfortunately, a schizophrenic narrator does not structure their ideas in a coherent manner. I would call this book more interesting than good. But, if you have a friend or family member with schizophrenia, this is an eye-opening…
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Wild Watercolour
From painting a simple ladybug to creating a professional sketchbook, Wild Watercolour teaches the reader step-by-step how to be a proficient watercolor painter.
Beginning with the basics of tools and techniques, this book quickly progresses to lessons teaching perspective, character grouping and style. If you seriously want to improve, or begin, your artistic journey, Wild Watercolour is a great…
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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits is a collection of award-winning short stories by the great twentieth century science fiction writer, Harlan Ellison.
If you are jaded and think you have read every plot imaginable, read some Harlan Ellison. The man was completely bonkers! His stories are totally original. They do take some getting used to. These plots are not the space soap operas of Robert Heinlein or the…
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Quick and Easy Grain-Free Recipes for Families
Quick and Easy Grain-Free Recipes for Families doesn’t make it easy on itself. Not only are grains out but so are corn and soy. This forces some unique recipes like tortillas made with almond and tapioca flours or bread made with ground cashews and coconut flour. However, many of the recipes are for items that are naturally grain free like salsa and tuna salad. The Veggie “Tortilla” Soup just…
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