Month: September 2023
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Book Review: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
I read The Maid last year and there was admittedly a lot I didn’t like about it. However, there was enough that I did like that I was interested in reading this next installment. I’m so glad I did!…
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Book Review: Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange
This book was a random result I got from a Google search for cozy historical reads. It fits the bill enough though I would say it’s more tense than cozy…
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Book Review: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
As the title suggests, this book is chaotic. An oddly fun kind of chaotic, but chaotic all the same…
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Book Review: I’m in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie
Though I’m not typically drawn to fantasy and being picky with romance in general, the minute I heard the title of this book I knew I needed to read it. I dived in head-first and had such a fun time reading — it was certainly a break from my emotional literary kick!…
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Book Review: Paper Names by Susie Luo
Literary fiction with generational themes has been an unintentional go-to for me this year. I picked up Paper Names not long after reading Banyan Moon so it was fun to switch perspectives. While Banyan Moon followed mother/daughter/grandmother dynamics, Paper Names had more of a father/daughter theme to it…
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Book Review: The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Leibovits & Eti Elboim
I’ve read a number of Holocaust memoirs over the years. While they are all unique and heart-wrenching in their own right, The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz is a standout…
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Book Review: None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prusa
I blindly picked up this book because I thought the cover was super cool and the title intriguing. If I were a parent, I think I would have related so much more to the characters and story. Not being a parent, I felt more like a spectator…
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Book Review: Happy Place by Emily Henry
I wanted to love this book so much. I love the author. I love the tropes. Sadly, this one was a miss for me…
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Book Review: Reaching for the Stars by José M. Hernández
I had the honor of getting to hear José Hernández speak while I was visiting the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. His story and outlook on life are inspiring…
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Book Review: Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer
I’d forgotten from the last Jeffrey Archer book I read how much I enjoyed his writing style. Traitors Gate is the sixth book in the Detective William Warwick series…