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Book Review | One Day at a Time by Tessa Alexandra

Title: One Day at a TimeAuthor: Tessa AlexandraGenre: RomancePublished on: June 26, 2023 Publisher: IndependentSource: digital (provided by author)Pages: 399 Synopsis: A love she can’t remember … and he can’t forget. When she was 25, Emilia’s brain was damaged in a car accident. While she can remember everything from her life up until the accident, …

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August 2023 Monthly Wrap-Up

Hello Readers! Aaaand it’s another wrap-up for you today. August was blissfully long for me. I was happy that it took its sweet time. The last full month of the summer for us here in the states—even though with our 100+ temps here in Texas it will feel like summer for much longer—it’s the perfect …

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May 2023 Monthly Wrap-Up

Hello Readers! I haven’t done much blogging or reading the past week, and the end of the month snuck up on me. My husband took the last week of the month off from work, but we didn’t go anywhere, opting to stay home and tackle some projects here. We spent some time getting the yard …

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ARC Review | Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

Title: Something MoreAuthor: Jackie KhaliliehGenre: YA ContemporaryPublishes On: June 6, 2023Publisher: Penguin Random House CanadaSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 336 Synopsis: A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school, for fans of Jenny Han and Samira Ahmed. Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner …

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April 2023 Monthly Wrap-Up

Hello Readers! Another month has flown by, and we’re finally enjoying some warmer and dryer weather here. I was able to sit outside and read for a little yesterday evening, which was nice! I read 7 books and one short story this month, for a total of 2,250 pages. For the first time in a …

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ARC Review | If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

Title: If We’re Being HonestAuthor: Cat ShookGenre: Contemporary FictionPublished On: April 18, 2023Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 304 Synopsis: For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s debut novel If We’re Being Honest is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their …

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ARC Book Review | Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon

Title: Bend Toward the SunAuthor: Jen DevonGenre: RomancePublished On: August 9, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: β€œHeart-warming, sensual, beautifully written.” –Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis Two imperfect people. One year under the sun. A love story you won’t ever forget. Rowan McKinnon doesn’t believe in love. With a botany …

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ARC Book Review | Alias Emma by Ava Glass

Title: Alias EmmaAuthor: Ava GlassGenre: Thriller, MysteryPublished On: August 2, 2022Publisher: BantamSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 273 Synopsis: Emma Makepeace is about to spend the longest night in her life.  She’s on her first operation with a shadowy organization known only as ‘The Agency’, assigned to track down and save an innocent man wanted by the Russian …

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ARC Review | First Time for Everything by Henry Fry

Title: First Time for EverythingAuthor: Henry FryGenre: FictionPublishes On: May 10, 2022Publisher: Ballentine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: An unflinchingly honest, wickedly funny, and heartfelt debut about a down-on-his-luck gay man working out how he fits into the world, making up for lost time, and opening himself up to life’s possibilities  “Hilarious, tender, raw, and …

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ARC Review | The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Title: The Other Black GirlAuthor: Zakiya Dalila HarrisGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Atria BooksSource: physicalPages: 368 Synopsis: Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired …

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