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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.
Martyr by Kaveh Akbar
Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober,...
Angela Roloson
Mar 23, 20242 min read
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The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent
Two sisters raised in fear are about to find out why in a chilling novel of psychological suspense. Ignorant of civilization and...
Angela Roloson
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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Maude by Donna Foley Mary
In 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand,...
Angela Roloson
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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A Woman Is No Man
This debut novel by a Palestinian-American voice takes us inside the lives of a conservative Arab family living in America. In Brooklyn,...
Angela Roloson
Mar 14, 20242 min read
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Those Empty Eyes
Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a...
Angela Roloson
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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All the Sinners Bleed
A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County,...
Angela Roloson
Mar 7, 20243 min read
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The Wishing Game
Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by...
Angela Roloson
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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The House of Eve
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2023) From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive...
Angela Roloson
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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The Well of Ascension
"Description contains spoilers for previous book in the series" The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler—the man who claimed...
Angela Roloson
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Lying Beside You
Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in Robotham’s latest page-turning, psychological thriller in this series. If I could tell you one...
Angela Roloson
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Ruthless Vows
The epic conclusion to the intensely romantic and beautifully written story that started in Divine Rivals. Two weeks have passed since...
Angela Roloson
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Take My Hand
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2022) Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving...
Angela Roloson
Feb 11, 20242 min read
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When She Was Good
Evie Cormack was found as a child at the scene of a brutal murder, and refuses to tell anything of her past or what happened to her,...
Angela Roloson
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Good Girl, Bad Girl (A Cyrus Haven Novel Book One)
A girl is discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Half-starved and filthy, she won’t tell anyone her...
Angela Roloson
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Ethan Frome
The classic novel of despair, forbidden emotions, and sexual undercurrents set against the austere New England countryside Ethan Frome...
Angela Roloson
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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Calling For a Blanket Dance
A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find strength in his familial identity, from a...
Angela Roloson
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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The Keeper of Happy Endings
An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon...
Angela Roloson
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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A Living Remedy: A Memoir
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Memoir & Autobiography (2023) From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a...
Angela Roloson
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1)
Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2023) When two young rival journalists find love through a...
Angela Roloson
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Voyager - Outlander #3
From the author of the breathtaking bestsellers Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber, the extraordinary saga continues. Their passionate...
Angela Roloson
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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