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These Tangled Vines by Julianne Maclean: A Review

When it comes to beautiful scenery, you can’t ask for much more than the lush vineyards of Tuscany that are the staging ground for Julianne Mclean’s These Tangled Vines. There are few books I have read recently that had me more nostalgic for the days of easy travel and jet setting. This is the latest Read more

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a strange (and strangely compelling) book. If you look up reviews, you’ll find strong feelings on both sides. Those who love it, who adore it completely. Those who hate it, well… let’s just say they seem to find creative ways to say how much they loathe the main character. Read more

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I Thought You Said This Would Work: A Review

There are a lot of stories about female friendships out there. New ones, old ones, life-changing ones… I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Garvin is about all three. Most importantly, it’s about reconnecting over an old friendship where the main character has no idea what happened to end it. As someone who Read more

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Is One by One a Take on an Agatha Christie Novel?

Having read The Woman in Cabin 10 before, I was already familiar with the writing style of crime novelist Ruth Ware. With One by One, she breaks the mold to tell the story through the eyes of two very different women experiencing the story from two different perspectives. Inspired by Agatha Christie‘s all-time best-seller, And Read more

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Why Is Where Have All the Boys Gone by Jenny Colgan Misleading?

When I sat down to write this review of Where Have All the Boys Gone?, I was genuinely conflicted about what I wanted to say. Full disclosure, I have been a big fan of Jenny Colgan‘s books for a long time. For a lot of reasons, she is one of my favorite authors in the Read more

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Is A Court of Thorns and Roses as Good as People Say?

Long a fan of the YA Fantasy novel genre, I kept hearing friends talk about how much they had loved A Court of Thorns and Roses (often referred to as ACOTAR online). Eventually, I decided I might as well see what the fuss was about for myself. I’m so glad I did. Favorite Quotes from Read more

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Is Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Worth Reading?

Darkness has split the country of Ravka in two for centuries, ever since the Shadow Fold was created by a mad Grisha. Swarming with man-eating monsters, it’s the stuff of nightmares that keeps the country at war with its neighbors even as it struggles with poverty and hunger. Alina Starkov was orphaned by that same Read more

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