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THE MEMORY OF LAVENDER AND SAGE Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
The Memory of Lavender and Sage perfectly captures my favorite women's fiction trope. We all know that I can't resist a “Woman buys ramshackle house in small rural town and renovates it, thereby renovating her whole life in the process” story.  You know what else? This one's set in FRANCE. Plus, author Aimie K. Runyan throws some magical realism into the mix.  Are you excited yet?    What’s The Memory of Lavender and Sage about? The...

TWO STEPS FORWARD Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
I’ve been trying to write my review of Two Steps Forward since June. Yup, June. That’s how long ago I read this book. I usually read and prep my reviews a few weeks in advance, but six months is really stretching it. It's hard to see a story for what it actually is and not the hopes you were pinning on it. I first fell in love with author Graeme Simsion's writing with The Rosie Project, which took the world by storm and, if you remember,...