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Time for a Break

May 5, 2025

Hello, fellow readers! No book review today and probably not for the rest of the month. I’m taking a bit of a break. Reading continues to be a great escape and source of joy for me, but gathering my ... Read More...

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April Reading Recap

May 1, 2025

april

April has come and gone and we’re once again in the middle of spring in Seattle—a welcome mix of rain, sunshine, and everything in bloom. Every window in our house looks out onto a gorgeous explosion ... Read More...

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The Bright Years

April 29, 2025

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Four generations of one Texas family unfold on the pages of Sarah Damoff’s intimate debut, The Bright Years. What begins with the simple act of falling in love turns into something deeper and more ... Read More...

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Three Days in June

April 22, 2025

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Her daughter, Debbie, is getting married in three days and Gail Baines has been fired (or did she quit?) from her job so she’s irritable. Not to mention the fact that she wasn’t even invited to ... Read More...

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Is She Really Going Out With Him?

April 17, 2025

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Because we’re all still recovering from any number of financial upheavals, be it taxes or the stock market I’m sticking with easy reading that pays off. Is She Really Going Out With Him? has a very ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: England, rom-com, vacation reading

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