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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s the thing. I can tell a lot of research went into this book. I live in West Texas and remember experiencing my first dust storm. Everyone around me was so calm and indifferent like it was normal. I, on the other hand, […]
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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 starsNot a whole lot to say about this one. I feel like I was into the story as I was reading it. It was good, but the end was a bit underwhelming and anticlimactic for me. There were pieces of the puzzle […]
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The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazing. Lots to unpack on this one. Ancient Egypt. Death. Physics. Past, present, future. Impossible choices. Multi universes. Choices. Picoult writes in this book that we do not make our choices; our choices make us. How do you know you’ve made […]
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The Push by Ashley Audrain My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was dark and mesmerizing. Whatever questions I had were answered in the final sentence. As someone with two psychology degrees, I kept thinking a lot of the way through this book about self-fulfilling prophecy. Post-partum depression, attachment styles and how they develop. […]
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The Awakening by Nora Roberts My rating: 5 of 5 stars There’s something I just love about these fantasy novels by Nora Roberts. They’re so good. This one is set in Ireland, involves Fey and witches and gods and epic battles and hidden pasts. And it wouldn’t be a Nora Roberts book if there wasn’t […]
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The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré Genre: Women’s FictionPublisher: Dutton (Penguin Group)Book Release Date: February 4, 2020My Review: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Decription: A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to fight for her dreams and choose her own future. […]
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You know what’s kind of awesome? I was invited to join a local book club group a couple of years ago, one that was well-established and celebrated their 10 year anniversary shortly after I joined. I loved it so much, I started another book club on the Meetup app, and for the first couple months, […]
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The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar Genre: Historical FictionPublisher: MIRABook Release Date: July 2, 2019My Review: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Description: Shining a light on a little-known piece of history The Flight Girls is a sweeping portrayal of women’s fearlessness, love, and the power of friendship to make us soar. 1941. Audrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly. It’s why she implored her father […]
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Happy January, my friends! What did you read this month? Here’s a list of the books I read, along with my star ratings for each. Links go to GoodReads! Top faves were definitely Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. What are you planning to […]
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I’ve been on fire this month! Thankfully not literally, but I’m almost finished with the TBR I set for August and I’ve even finished a couple books that weren’t originally on my TBR. Here’s a few of the most notable so far. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center Once I picked this up, I […]
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