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Diane’s 2025 Year in Books
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An Expat's Struggle: Making a Home in Panama
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GG in Costa Rica
By Diane Maxwell
My name is Gabriella Geovanni the III, but people call me GG. As a pure bred, white, silver-tipped Persian feline, I look exquisite. My blue eyes and long, curved whiskers demonstrate elegant sophistication. I reside in a luxurious home on a mountainside in Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica. I share the house with Marie and Richard, an older couple that feed me well.
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By Diane Maxwell
My name is Gabriella Geovanni the III, but people call me GG. As a pure bred, white, silver-tipped Persian feline, I look exquisite. My blue eyes and long, curved whiskers demonstrate elegant sophistication. I reside in a luxurious home on a mountainside in Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica. I share the house with Marie and Richard, an older couple that feed me well.
One day, Read more of this blog post »
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| A collection of colorful characters swoop in and out of this fast-paced story about a beauty pageant murder on a Caribbean cruise. Jealousy, revenge, pettiness, and friendship weave in and out keeping the reader guessing. It may be a bit hard to keep ...more | |
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I cried reading the book, and I continued to cry while not reading. It came too close to home. I was a Catholic school girl from Southern California brought up to expect ONLY to be a wife and mother, and became a nurse. I did not serve in the Viet Na ...more |
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| I expected more from this author as she has written some excellent books in the past. I found too many frustrating discrepancies in this story. The characters change their story too many times and although elephants are wonderful animals, this detail ...more | |
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| An eye-opening story regarding how Van Gogh's art became popular due to the efforts of his sister-in-law. It describes the trials a wife and woman had to go through over a hundred years ago. It reveals personal relationships between Vincent and his b ...more | |
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| An intense story underlining the darker, sadder side of life. The young girl, Duchess, struggles to survive despite the odds against her. Her iron will interferes with her brother's chance at happiness with his grandfather, all in the name of protect ...more | |
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| I did not like any of the characters in this dysfunctional family. Their behavior was unsettling and I found no lessons or benefit from reading about them. | |
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| A funny romp that you could not take seriously. In that fantasy spirit, it was enjoyable with colorful characters. The gender shifting got a bit confusing but overall a good book. | |
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| A realistic window into the 1918 flu epidemic and the horrors of living through such a difficult time. Many parallels could be drawn to the Covid pandemic making it all the more relevant. I did feel the guilt about leaving her brothers was dragged ou ...more | |
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| An excellent depiction of bi-polar disorder. I felt like I was living right along with Maddy and her friends and family as they struggled with the roller-coaster of behaviors. Very realistic. | |
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| An intricate story with several twists and turns. The facts are clearly laid out in an unemotional manner. It had a Dragnet meets Leave It To Beaver vibe. | |
