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ContemporaryAThon and Tome Topple TBRs
Did I manage to successfully complete three readathons last month? No. Did I learn my lesson that I should probably do one at a time? Also, no. Plus, I think these are much more my speed so I should be good to go on this end. ContemporaryAThon is hosted by Julie at PagesandPens and Chelsea…
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Someone to Wed: A Spoiler Free Review
Mary Balogh is an amazing romance author whose books tend to have a different tone to them than most other popular authors, in that her books are a little more serious and a little less built on witty banter. (I find nothing wrong with either style and enjoy both depending on my mood, so this…
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The Austen Escape: A Spoiler Free Review
The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay comes out tomorrow, November 7th, and is a fun escapist read along the lines of Austenland, though slightly less full of secondhand embarrassment. Actually, there’s dramatically less secondhand embarrassment. However, there’s still the cringe-worthy obliviousness to the love interest’s… well, interest. There’s also a weird friendship dynamic that I…
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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race Book Review
Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, originally wrote a blog post titled the same thing, which stirred up a lot of controversy. Paradoxically, writing the blog post ending her discussions with white people about race, led to her having many more discussions about race with all kinds…
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Stay With Me Review & Discussion
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo was the Storytime with Squibbles Book Club pick for October and it was long-listed for the Bailey’s Prize. It was also a fascinating story that made me think, which means you get a book review that is spoiler free and then we’ll move into a discussion section because I…
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October Wrap Up, Part Two
Wow, October has seriously flown by, I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone. Also, I was unable to find a job in the month of October so I read quite a few books, most of which came out in 2017 so that’s cool, I guess. So in total, I read 24 books, for a total…
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Touch of Red: A Spoiler Free Review
Touch of Red by Laura Griffin is actually the twelfth book of the Tracers series, but you do not need to have read all of the books in the series to dive in because each book can be read as a standalone. However, you will miss seeing glimpses of some of your favorite couples if…
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Wrap Up
Did I make it 24 hours straight of reading? Well, you’ll just have to read on to find out… Hours One and Two: Finishing A Wrinkle in Time because necessity. I woke up around 7:45 and threw myself together (by which I mean, I brushed my teeth and put my hair in a slightly neater…
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Try A Chapter: Library Edition, Take Two
Y’all, I have too many books out from the library right now because all of my holds came through at the same time because I wanted to read all the new releases! So, we’re going to do the try a chapter tag again and see which ones I like and which ones I can take…
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November TBR
Someone please explain where October went because I honestly just feel like it disappeared. So anyway… It is now almost November and hopefully this will be the month I get my first lawyer job. Please cross all of your fingers and your toes, say all the prayers, etc. because my book shopping habit is a…
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