Tag: reading
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
This book was initially recommended to me by a friend because of the historical and academic tone, but I’d put it off being intimidated by the faerie storyline. When it ended up being selected for a group read, I decided not to put it off any longer. Definitely different for me, but a nice different!…
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Book Review: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
This book wasn’t on my radar until it was selected for a group buddy read. I went into it fairly blindly and I think not having any expectations helped me to fully enjoy it…
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Book Review: Complete Short Stories by Graham Greene
I saw this in the bookstore shortly after I finished reading The End of the Affair. I was entranced with Graham Greene’s writing. This book has a variety of different stories…
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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…
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Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant is certain she’s found ‘the one’ — a handsome band member who she sees on stage one night after winning tickets to a concert. It was fate…
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Book Review: Anywhen by Beth Duke
’m new to the world of time travel fiction and I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the concepts. Anywhen sounded like a perfect book for me to delve deeper into this type of story as I love this mid-20th century era. Woodstock is such an interesting place and time to explore…
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Book Review: House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
I discovered Sarah Pekkanen last year and I quickly fell in love with her writing. I was super excited when I saw this book was a Book of the Month selection…
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Book Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Carlota has spent most of her life in a sort of isolation. Her father’s estate provides enough companionship and entertainment that she can’t picture her life anywhere else. She sees herself inheriting the estate someday and taking care of her father’s experiments — the hybrids…
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Book Review: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
I can see why people really love this book and I so wanted to be one of those people. Alas, it was not a good match for me…
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Book Review: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
After years of feeling intimidated by this book, I finally felt I was in a place where I wanted to pick up this book and give it a try. My grandmother loved this book and toward the end of her life, we connected a bit through books. I regret not picking up Don Quixote in her lifetime,…