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September Book Reviews
“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Fernando Pessoa
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August Book Reviews
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” – Mary Schmich
KonMari Method: Seven Magical Tips and One Deal Breaker
I’m usually behind the curve, and I’m ok with that. KonMari: The Magical Art of Tidying Up was a smashing success and all the rage a few years ago. I didn’t jump on the KonMari wagon at that point. Recently, I became acquainted with the KonMari method, while listening to an audiobook version of Marie… Read More KonMari Method: Seven Magical Tips and One Deal Breaker
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Book Review: Tiffany Blues
Tiffany Blues Author M.J. Rose has created a compelling main character her latest novel, Tiffany Blues. This historical fiction blends significant figures such as Louis Comfort Tiffany and Thomas Edison with a host of fictional artists. The title Tiffany Blues is a reference to the brilliant colors Tiffany was known to use in his… Read More Book Review: Tiffany Blues
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Book Review: All We Ever Wanted
All We Ever Wanted, by Emily Giffin, left an odd, unsettled feeling with me. I was ready to like this book, a lot. I had not read anything by this author before, but she comes so highly regarded. Emily Giffin writes a good story in All We Ever Wanted, with a rhythm and flow that… Read More Book Review: All We Ever Wanted
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Five Reasons Why I’m Ditching the Unread Bookshelf Challenge
This is typically the time of month I should be posting an update on the Unread Bookshelf Challenge. I posted Taking the Unread Bookshelf Challenge 2018 in January with two goals.
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Book Review: Dear Rachel Maddow
With Dear Rachel Maddow, Adrienne Kisner has written a coming of age story that depicts the many aspects of high school teens struggle with today. Brynn Harper is a lesbian, let’s get that out of the way. The story isn’t about grappling with sexuality, or coming out of a closet. Brynn’s out, except with her… Read More Book Review: Dear Rachel Maddow
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Book Review: The Lost For Words Bookshop
“A bookshop is not magic, but it can slowly heal your heart.” The Lost for Words Bookshop, Stephanie Butland Those sweet lines, the last of this charming story, actually sum it up quite well. In The Lost for Words Bookshop, the main character, Lovejoy Cardew, is not living the life her name would imply.… Read More Book Review: The Lost For Words Bookshop
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Book Review: The Other Woman
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones, is a courtesy advance reader copy of from Minotaur Books. In return, I supplied my unpaid, unbiased review of this book. When I received The Other Woman by Sandie Jones recently it was like Christmas come early. when a book comes in the mail I typically grin, strut a little, and… Read More Book Review: The Other Woman
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Book Review: Love and Ruin
Love and Ruin It was doomed from the start, with all the classic signs along the way. Love and Ruin by Paula McLain is the fictionalized account of dashing, successful older writer, Ernest Hemingway, and younger, budding journalist and writer Martha Gellhorn. McLain has researched their tumultuous years together to weave an intimate account… Read More Book Review: Love and Ruin