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I Hope This Finds You Well

October 30, 2024

this finds you well

Apparently, the reading gods have taken pity on me this fall because I’m on a roll with FUN, entertaining, reading. Case in point: I Hope This Finds You Well, a debut from Canadian author Natalie Sue. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, humor, vacation reading

You’d Look Better as a Ghost

July 3, 2024

ghost

When You’d Look Better as a Ghost opens Claire has just found out that a piece of her art has been accepted for a prestigious show. It’s only the next day that she gets another email from the same ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, humor, mystery, vacation reading

Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame

April 30, 2024

mrs. quinn's

The trend of lighter reading has been working for me so I thought I’d wrap up April with one more charming novel. Mainly because it combined two things I really love: a favorite TV show and sumptuous ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: England, food, humor, vacation reading

The English Experience

August 21, 2023

english

I leaned into dark fiction last week so thought I’d give everyone a break and go light with the latest novel in a series I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. The English Experience is the third novel by Julie ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, England, humor

The Queen of Dirt Island

March 8, 2023

queen

The week Saoirse Aylward is born her father is killed in an accident, leaving her mother, Eileen alone to raise her. Their lives in a small village in western Ireland are at the heart of Donal Ryan’s ... Read More...

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

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