Tag: bookofthemonth
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Reading Wrap-Up: May 2023
May was a great month of reading! With the stress of the school year dying down and the start of summer, I’ve been treating myself to ample reading time! Take a look at this month’s reading below. **Books with asterisks next to them are books that I’ve already reviewed on my blog prior to the…
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Adelaide – A Fresh Literary Look at Relationships
“There are parts of our hearts we give away. Not lend, but sacrifice entirely. And there are some people to whom we give these pieces, knowing we’ll never really get them back.” Adelaide – Adelaide Wheeler My Rating In Summary of Adelaide “For twenty-six-year-old Adelaide Williams, an American living in dreamy London, meeting Rory Hughes…
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Not Your Typical Summer Reading
It’s summer time, which calls for a specific vibe in your reading line up. This isn’t assigned summer reading, so you deserve to have some fun! Here’s a mix of books that might suit you, and not in the bathing suit kind of way. (Ok, I had to…) Really, though; this list does have quite…
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Reading Wrap-Up: Feb-April 2023
Between February and April, I have read a total of… *drumroll* 4 books! This is not my ideal number and I am quite behind on my yearly goal, but – hey – life’s like that sometimes. Take a look at what I have been reading because they are GREAT ones! Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 3…
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My Go-To Book Recs
When I worked last summer at a book store, I had to be quick to recommend books to people I had never met and whom had no idea where to begin in their book search. Basically, I had to cultivate a strong mental list of options based on genre. So, when people ask me for…
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Reading Wrap-Up: January 2023
I started the year off pretty strong by reading 7 books during January! And what better way to start the new year than with several self-help books?! **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of the publication of this blog post. Physical Books E-Books Audiobooks 3 – 3.5…
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Tomorrow, & Tomorrow, & Tomorrow – Read Today
“‘What is a game?’ Marx said. ‘It’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It’s the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.’” Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin My Rating In Summary of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,…
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23 Books in 2023
Readers can’t help themselves. Inevitably, a stack of books will appear – bought or loaned. Hey, I’m guilty as charged. What better way to tackle my never-ending TBR pile than to tackle the 23 in 2023 challenge? Perhaps one of these will spark your interest or you will take this list on with me. There’s…
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2022 Year in Review
Here are my TOP 10 books I read this year! (listed in no particular order) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt – A lonely, elderly woman named Tova takes pride in working as a custodian for the local aquarium after the death of her husband and disappearance of her son over three decades ago.…
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Musings Over The Magnolia Palace
“The rich think they’re protected, that they have magical powers, when in fact they’re only mortals, like the rest of us.” The Magnolia Palace – Fiona Davis My Rating In Summary of The Magnolia Palace “Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter’s life has completely fallen…
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