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2021 Underrated Gems

December 15, 2021

underrated

Every year I read books I loved, but that seemed to go under-the-radar for most people. Yes, reading is a very personal endeavor and what is 5 stars for me may not be 5 stars for you, but I’ve got 7 ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, favorite books, literary, marriage

November Reading Wrap-Up

December 2, 2021

november

Goodbye, November, hello, December! Did anyone else find November to be a rather placid month? It went a bit faster, but as I age I always think that. I just can’t remember anything extra good or bad ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: memoir, mini-reviews

All Together Now

October 29, 2021

together

After State of Terror I was in desperate need of reading that would unclench my jaw. I was grateful to find it with Matthew Norman’s All Together Now, an entertaining novel about a group of high ... Read More...

2 Comments
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, friendship, vacation reading

Songbirds: A Novel by Christy Lefteri

August 26, 2021

songbirds

Sorry to start a review with a longwinded explanation, but…Songbirds was a new experience for me. I don’t remember ever starting a book and being so put off by the opening scene. Yiannis is a main ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, literary

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

June 11, 2021

malibu

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Taylor Jenkins Reid it’s that she exerts a magnetic force on readers (I’m looking at you, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & the Six). Her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, contemporary life, vacation reading

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