November host: Kathy at BermudaOnion
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Only one book in my mailbox last week:
Goodreads synopsis: A Woman who is Superstitious to the Core…
A Boy who claims his Parents are Dead…
A Murderer who wants to Silence the Truth of What Happened.
Olivia Westerly knows what she knows—opals mean disaster, eleven is the unluckiest number on earth and children weigh a woman down like a pocketful of stones. That’s why she’s avoided marriage for almost forty years. But when Charlie Doyle happened along, he was simply too wonderful to resist. Now she’s a widow with an eleven-year-old boy claiming to be her grandson.
Spare Change is a quirky mix of Southern flair, serious thoughts about the important things in life, the madcap adventures of a young boy and a late change of heart that makes all the difference in an unusually independent woman.
With a foul mouth, dark secrets and heavily guarded emotions, Ethan Allen Doyle is not an easy child to like. He was counting on the grandpa he’d never met for a place to hide, but now that plan is shot to blazes because the grandpa’s dead too. He’s got seven dollars and twenty-six cents, his mama’s will for staying alive, and Dog. But none of those things are gonna help if Scooter Cobb finds him.
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What was in your mailbox?
I haven’t heard of this one but from the first few sentences of the synopsis it already sounds good.
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This one is new to me, but sounds very promising. enjoy
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I have Spare Change to review too. Have you read her book The Twelfth Child? Very good book as well.
Enjoy your week.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/11/mailbox-monday-11122012.html
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Hmm… The blurb sounds intriguing, but the boy on the cover makes me sad! I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts. Here’s my Mailbox Post.
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I thought so too, Diana. I’ll be reading it in January so watch for a review then!
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That sounds interesting, happy reading 🙂
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Wow, I think this one sounds awesome! Enjoy!
Here’s MY MONDAY MEMES POST
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Will have to wait on your review for this one. Hope you enjoy it!
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This one is new to me. I’ll be looking forward to your review.
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This one is new to me, but I hope you enjoy it!
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I’ve not heard of this one before. Enjoy!
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Oh wow! This one sounds great, and I need to see if I can grab it when it comes out. I am thinking that this is going to be a hit for you. It sounds so unusual and interesting. Maybe a little bit Gothic? Have fun with it!!
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Definitely sounds like a southern gothic. Enjoy!
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I read Cupid’s Christmas by Bette Lee. I enjoyed it alot. So I have Spare Change on my TBR list too. I hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks, Judy. I’ll have to look for Cupid’s Christmas!
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Sounds interesting, enjoy!
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/11/mailbox-monday_12.html
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Looks like a good one! Enjoy your new read.
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Hi Mary,
A new book and author to me, however I love the cover art and the emotional roller-coaster of the synopsis.
Olivia seems to be an inordinately superstitious person I must say. I have a favourite pair of Opal earrings, which were an 18th birthday present to me and which I have worn constantly for the past 36 years. Everyone says that Opals mean bad luck, but life hasn’t been too bad for many of those years, so perhaps the saying is just superstitious nonsense?
Enjoy the book and I look forward to your review.
Yvonne
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I didn’t know that about opals, Yvonne. I’m not superstitious though. I look forward to reading this novel and will post my review in January. Thanks for stopping by today!
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Maybe not the book for me in the end
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Oh goodness – that sounds like such a sad story!
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I think it sounds good…and sad!
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That sounds like such a great, yet depressing book. I may have to check it out.
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I think this a tough one to read (for me).
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Maybe only one book but it looks like a good one.
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I’ve never hear of this one, but it sounds intriguing. I’ll look forward to your review.
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