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Book Review: Finally This by Kathleen Byron Etzel
Finally This is a poetry collection that tells a story of love, grief, growth, and change. Told in three parts, the author reflects on different stages of life and experience. I won’t say there is a distinct plot to follow, but there is an emotional journey with a vague, linear story beneath…
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Book Review: Play It By Heart by Flick O’Mara
Ollie and Becca have been best friends for years. Alongside their friend Kennedy, their wedding business is thriving. When a high-profile celebrity books their services, their hopes for the future skyrocket…
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Book Review: The Light of Liberation by Indrajit Garai
It’s always a treat getting to read new work from Indrajit Garai. The Light of Liberation is part memoir and part a work of philosophy. I’ve enjoyed his fiction very much, but I enjoyed this venture into nonfiction even more…
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Book Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
This book is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Because of this, I was kind of nervous going into it, but since I was reading it with a book club, I figured it would be a good opportunity to read outside of my comfort zone…
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Book Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
I’ve had my eye on this book for a long time because I thought the plot sounded super intriguing. I was intimidated by the length, but once I was actually reading, it went by quickly…
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Book Review: My First Noel by Danelle Harmon
Yet again, I am guilty of jumping into the middle of a series… but I was in the mood for a sweet and historical Christmas story and this novella delivered…
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Book Review: The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by Sara Jane Loyster
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is one of my favorite paintings. I was ecstatic to see that someone had written a novel inspired by it! Going in, I didn’t realize it would be a time travel story. While those are hit or miss for me, I enjoyed how this one was done. It worked well…
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Book Review: Fight Forever by J.J. McGee
Full disclosure: I know absolutely nothing about wrestling aside from whatever one of my best friends has shared with me. This same friend has a friend, and that friend wrote this book. So, of course, I’m going to have a secondhand-fangirl moment and have a great time learning about one of my friend’s favorite people…
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Book Review: Conscription Reflections by Charles Palmer
I’ve been enjoying reading memoirs lately, especially ones that discuss events before my time. Conscription Reflections was a unique one. While the primary focus is rooted in the author’s experiences during the Vietnam War, he also discusses life in general leading up to and following the war…
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Book Review: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
Romy Silvers is the sole survivor aboard the Infinity. Its mission had been to establish a colony on a new planet, but a terrible accident killed the other astronauts, including Romy’s parents, leaving the ship’s command to the only child ever born in space…