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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, by Alexander McCall Smith
This is the second installement of Alexander McCall Smith's Philosophy Club Series. I believe his first novel of this series was much better than this one. If you read his Number 1 Ladies Detective A... (see full review)
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Son of a Witch, by Gregory Maguire
I loved Maguire's Wicked so much that I read it twice and couldn't wait to pick up the sequel Son of a Witch. And while I enjoyed Son of a Witch, it does not live up to the high standard that Wicked ... (see full review)
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Last Chance Saloon, by Marian Keyes
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