“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain”
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Author Spotlight: Alyssa Sheinmel
I love dark books and Alyssa Sheinmel gives me just what I need
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Bonfire
It’s part legal thriller, part corruption case, part typical drunk-woman-dealing-with-issues-mystery, and I loved it. I read it in one foul swoop.
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Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel
I’m a sucker for a good musical, but I won’t even pretend I wasn’t absolutely ANGRY when Dear Evan Hansen beat out Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 for Best Musical at the Tony Awards. F
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Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating
I needed something I could binge-read and that would make me FEEL things and wow, the writing duo that is Christina Lauren did not let me down.
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The Last Equation of Isaac Severy
In a quest to finally catch up on my Book of the Month TBR pile, I settled in to read the book I selected back in March 2018 when it was billed as an adult version of the Westing Game and while I’m not sure the descriptor is perfect, I really enjoyed this book.
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29 Dates
Set against the backdrop of a Korean exchange student moving countries and going on dates, there’s a lot to love here
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Author Spotlight: Jenn Bennett
Sometimes, after a hard day, all I want to do is curl up and loss myself in young love and a rom-com. That’s what Jenn Bennett’s books do
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Nine Perfect Strangers
The only book by Liane Moriarty I’ve read is Big Little Lies and…Nine Perfect Strangers is different. The mystery isn’t who died or who killed them, it’s will these people make it out of here?
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6 Books to Read to Get into the Christmas Spirit
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Get in the Christmas spirit with these six books! I’m not one for “holiday” reading but I do love to get in the spirit and since I’ve now rediscovered my love for cheesy holiday movies, how could I not this year?
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Back in the Game: One Gunman, Countless Heroes, and the Fight for My Life
I read Steve Scalise’s Back in the Game hours after learning that George HW Bush had died and Nick Jonas had gotten married, so I cried a lot that weekend
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Social Creature
“A Talented Mr Ripley for the Digital Age” is the tag line that immediately drew me towards Social Creature but also kind of ruined the plot for me, for obvious reasons. Nonetheless, despite some middling reviews, I devoured this book and was intoxicated by the writing style.
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Author Spotlight: Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is one of my favorite authors and I am always fascinated to see the movie adaptations of his novels.
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