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Book Review: The Weight of Blood

The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh You know how a good book sticks with you? I couldn't get this one out of my mind.   From Goodreads:  The Dane family's roots tangle deep in the Ozark Mountain town of Henbane, but that doesn't keep sixteen-year-old Lucy Dane from being treated like an outsider. Folks still whisper about her mother, a bewitching young stranger who inspired local myths when she vanished years ago. When one of Lucy's few friends, slow-minded Cheri, is found murdered, Lucy feels haunted by the two lost girls-the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn't protect. Everything changes when Lucy stumbles across Cheri's necklace in an abandoned trailer and finds herself drawn into a search for answers. Lucy and Lila are two female characters who are linked in a mother-daughter relationship that always hits an emotional note with readers (or at least it always does with me). What's great about this book is  that the autho

Uganda Read Chelsea Handler's Book: A Review

Oh what, you're surprised I finally have a book review on my book blog?  I'm motivated to review this mostly because I'm going to see her on May 2 so I thought I'd better brush up on what stories she'll be telling. I've read all of Chelsea Handler's books and look forward to watching Chuy's her show whenever I can stay up that late.  I give Uganda Be Kidding Me 5 stars. 5 stars as in, "Uganda read this book." Why? Because she's frickin' hilarious and random and witty.  And there's just something sadistically funny about someone tearing their ACL on a Swiss ski mountain.  From Goodreads: Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. If you need a good laugh, or inspiration that will get you outta town and