Tag: bookreview
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Reading Wrap-Up: February 2022
I read 7 books during February and – GASP! – four out of the 7 were audiobooks. Thank you, Libby app, for keeping my reading going this month! I’m a bit late to posting this, but it’s never too late to celebrate any reading month! **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on…
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The Cage Will Captivate You
“Car. Why did they call them cars? Elevators weren’t cars. In a car you were in control. You could stop, pull over, get out, walk free. They should call them what they were. Cages. That was what it felt like when I was trapped in there, in the dark.” The Cage – Bonnie Kistler My…
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Books, Briefly: My Body
“Books, Briefly” is back to spotlight Emily Ratajkowski’s essay collection, My Body. Title: My Body Author: Emily Ratajkowski “In my early twenties, it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were…
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Reading Wrap-Up: January 2022
I read 9 books in January! What a great way to start the new year! Unfortunately, I didn’t have any 5 star books this month. I don’t know if I’m just in a slump from the weather, or if I just genuinely wasn’t feeling exceptional about these. Nevertheless, there are definitely some good titles within…
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Reminders of Him is a Memorable Read
“People think women who go to prison have a certain look. That we’re a certain way. But we’re mothers, wives, daughters, humans.” Reminders of Him – Colleen Hoover My Rating In Summary of Reminders of Him “After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all…
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Operation Mission Seduction: Drafting Readers Now!
“The housewife dreamily thought of herself as a gallant warrior, rescuing her love from his self-described ennui and empathizing with him, feeling the same in her passionless marriage. He was saving her, too.” Operation Mission Seduction – Elvira Weitman My Rating In Summary of Operation Mission Seduction “When her college ex-boyfriend George, now a lieutenant…
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Cathy’s Corner Guest Post: Whisper Network
Cathy’s Corner is back for the new year! I love when my friend, Cathy, reaches out to me with a new review without my prompting. That’s how I know that she has a really good book to share with you all! Whisper Network is definitely on my TBR now thanks to her. Let’s begin the…
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A Flicker in the Dark Truly Thrills
“When people get hurt physically, you can see it in the bruises and the scars, but when they’re hurt emotionally, mentally, it runs deeper than that.” A Flicker in the Dark – Stacy Willingham My Rating In Summary of A Flicker in the Dark “When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in…
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Reading Wrap-Up: December 2021
I read 11-books during December. Thank you, Winter Break! And yes, I know I’m late. But better late than never, right? Many of these books were sent from their authors. Thank you to Palmer Smith and Khalisa Rae for sending copies of their inspiring, moving poetry collections, and to Elvira Weitman for getting me out…
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Books, Briefly: We Are the Brennans
“Books, Briefly” is back to spotlight a fairly new release and recent Book of the Month, We are the Brennans! Title: We Are the Brennans Author: Tracey Lange “What I’m saying is, if you can be happy, do it. If you know what you want in life, don’t wait for someone else to give it…
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