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Laurel Doud

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Laurel Doud lives in the California Sierra foothills with her husband, 4 dogs and seven sporadically visiting children. She is at work on her second novel.
2022: "Drive" CNR
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2022: Man of the House (short story)
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2021: "The Bathroom" (short story)
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2017: Jane Eyre Was Underage has been published by Blue Mountain Commons:
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2020: https://www.fromwhisperstoroars.com/q...
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
"I can’t remember how many times I’ve read Pride and Prejudice, but each time I do, I love it a little more. I was inspired to pick it up again now because the New York Times Book Review selected it for their September Book Club. Not as worried about " Read more of this review »
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The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith
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I'm always happy to slide into Strike and Robin's lives and Galbraith/Rowling makes it easy. However, I'm questioning Robin's choice of men--and that includes Strike. 900 pages and "will they, won't they" every other page. It's exhausting.

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The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong
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The characters were surprisingly flat and the main character annoying. I didn't believe any of them.

The ending was wrapped up quickly, yet everyone is ready for the next adventure.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
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A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn
A Home for the Holidays
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I enjoyed this book and its characters, but the ending was so rushed (and too perfect) for me to really enjoy it. I like books with a bit of real life in them.

The audition was just too much.
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
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I had never heard of this book until recently and I very much enjoyed her world building.

I also loved her scenes in Prague and Zuzana's puppet show.

I will continue the series.
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The Unwedding by Ally Condie
The Unwedding
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It started out okay and I liked the intrigue, but the characters fell flat for me. I never sensed any real emotion from anyone. Oh, everyone wailed appropriately, but I didn't feel it. ...more
The Pretender by Jo Harkin
"I admit I quailed when I saw the York and Lancaster family trees at the beginning of this book, but Jo Hardin is such a good writer I got pulled in even without grasping the intricacies of the Plantagenet royal succession. She has turned the intrigui" Read more of this review »
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
"I first read this in 2002 and followed up with Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, first the book, then the movie. This time around I was inspired to pick it up because the New York Times Book Review chose it for their June book club in honor of the nove" Read more of this review »
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