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Rolo's Book Buzz
Book Reviews and More
Welcome to the Buzz
Welcome to Rolo's Book Buzz. This is a venture born of a whole bunch of love and a little bit of boredom. Since retiring from my job as a high school English teacher, I read A LOT of books. Here you will find some of the books I love as well as an occasional "book nerd" commentary or two. I hope you enjoy the blog and find some books here that you will love too.
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate...
Angela Roloson
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has...
Angela Roloson
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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Dead Spider by Victoria Houston
This book is part of the Loon Lake Mystery series, and in this one police chief Lewellyn Ferris and retired veterinarian Doc Osborne must...
Angela Roloson
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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Still Life by Louise Penny
The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the...
Angela Roloson
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth...
Angela Roloson
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie. A young nanny who plunged to...
Angela Roloson
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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Funny Story by Emily Henry
A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily...
Angela Roloson
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
A debut about three women whose lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother’s love, and a secret network of women fighting...
Angela Roloson
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration...
Angela Roloson
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea , one of the best-loved and...
Angela Roloson
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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A Council of Dolls
The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award–winning Native American author Mona Susan Power, spanning...
Angela Roloson
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and...
Angela Roloson
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Rain of Shadows & Endings by Melissa K. Roehrich
Of all the worlds and life they created, the gods favored their children the most. But with that favor came the fear that their Legacy...
Angela Roloson
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
From the author of the runaway bestseller The Orphan’s Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three...
Angela Roloson
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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Poverty, By America
Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit...
Angela Roloson
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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Horse by Geraldine Brooks
“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review “Horse isn’t just an animal...
Angela Roloson
Aug 3, 20242 min read
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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
An extraordinary novel inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America's first celebrity serial killer in his final murderous...
Angela Roloson
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Position
An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to...
Angela Roloson
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
In this breathtaking novel, rich in history and adventure, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of...
Angela Roloson
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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The Trees by Percival Everett
When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive in Money, Mississippi, to investigate a series of brutal...
Angela Roloson
Jul 7, 20242 min read
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