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Mary Jane Beaufrand lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, two children, and a stubborn basset hound.
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Primavera

January 25, 2025

Primavera was the book that first introduced me to the Italian Renaissance and the works of Sandro Botticelli. I remember that I was spellbound by the beautiful cover for the book and I read the book really fast. It is a very easy read, with the language being so simple, and you can honestly quite easily turn your brain off and just enjoy what you are reading.

Trigger Warnings: Murder, torture, parental neglect, hanging, and decapitation.

The story centers on Lorenza Pazzi, called Flora, who is treated like a servant in the Pazzi household, because her mother thought her ugly and thus no benefit in the marriage market of Florence. The youngest daughter, there are only a few of her sisters and brothers remaining in the palazzo, while the others were already married before she was fourteen. With her Nonna, who is called a witch for her healing powers, she works in the kitchens and gardens of the Pazzi palazzo. She really has this “not like other girls” energy and considers herself ugly compared to her sister Domenica, whom her mother wants to wed to the

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The River

February 26, 2011

Good book; bad title. Although this would be a good one to hand to Twilight fans, it would be a tough sell due to the bland title. It's got romance, mystery, and a lovely Oregon setting described lyrically, but the title doesn't tell you any of this. Also there's a hint of Nancy Drew. Father is a lawyer; plucky girl finds a mystery.

In fact, I kind of think whoever marketed this book did the author a huge disservice. First the bland title and blurry mud-colored cover with some nasty-looking hair blowing across it. Then the jacket blurb: "Veronica Severance feels cut off from the world." Ack. If I hadn't had to read this for VSBA, I would have put it back on the shelf right there.

But if you take the plunge (pun intended), the first sentence is actually rather marvelous: "I suppose there are worse things than being soggy and dateless and shoveling bunny carcasses into a garbage bin on Valentine's Day, but if there are, I can't think of any."

Alternate title suggestions: Santiam River? Hoodoo? Blue Lupines? Thunderegg? La Llorona. Beer Jello. Guasaca