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Aubrey

Technical writer and editor who loves audiobooks, road trips, horseback riding, and stealing hugs from other people's dogs. Resides in Iceland with her fiancé.

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: Two Steps Forward

    by Aubrey May 22, 2018
    by Aubrey May 22, 2018

    I adored the characters in Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project, so looked forward to picking up his next novel, Two Steps Forward, which he co-authored with Anne Buist. Two Steps Forward follows the narratives of two main characters, Martin and…

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    The Beginner’s Guide to Choosing a Great Audiobook

    by Aubrey November 24, 2017
    by Aubrey November 24, 2017

    I do most of my reading these days via audiobooks. I’ve been listening to audiobooks for a few years now, and have definitely chosen some real winners and some clear losers. Below are my insights into choosing a killer audiobook.…

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    Review: It Takes Two — Our Story

    by Aubrey November 17, 2017
    by Aubrey November 17, 2017

    As anyone who follows my Goodreads can quickly note, I’m a sucker for author-read celebrity memoir(ish) audiobooks. My latest choice was It Takes Two: Our Story, by Jonathan and Drew Scott. One of my guilty pleasures is watching HGTV when…

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    Review: The Crows of Beara

    by Aubrey October 20, 2017
    by Aubrey October 20, 2017

    The Crows of Beara, by Julie Christine Johnson, takes place in rural, windswept Ireland. As someone interested in all things Irish — especially the landscape — this book appealed to me immediately. The main character, Annie, is an American public…

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    Review: A Column of Fire

    by Aubrey October 9, 2017
    by Aubrey October 9, 2017

    A Column of Fire is Ken Follett’s third book in the Kingsbridge series, which began with the much-loved Pillars of the Earth. If you’re a Follett fan and have been wondering if this new, super long book — measuring in…

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    Review Roundup: June Edition

    by Aubrey June 28, 2017
    by Aubrey June 28, 2017

    It’s been a busy few months for me, but I’ve still been reading quite a bit — thank goodness for audiobooks! Here’s what I think of the books I’ve been reading lately; there are a few lemons but several truly…

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    Review: Homegoing

    by Aubrey June 24, 2017
    by Aubrey June 24, 2017

    You may not know this, but LQ Janna and I are real-life BFFs. Even though I live in Iceland, we’re in constant contact via messages, snaps, and — you guessed it — books! Books are a great way to stay…

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    Review: The Women in the Castle

    by Aubrey April 25, 2017
    by Aubrey April 25, 2017

    I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for awhile. I love historical fiction, especially when it’s set during World War II. This book also had an interesting take — it focused on women’s lives after the war was over.…

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    Cookbook Review: Dishing Up The Dirt

    by Aubrey March 30, 2017
    by Aubrey March 30, 2017

    When I signed up to review Dishing Up The Dirt, I totally forgot about one big logistical problem — I live in Iceland. This is usually not a problem when reading or reviewing books, thanks to Kindle. However, that doesn’t…

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    Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

    by Aubrey February 20, 2017
    by Aubrey February 20, 2017

    The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, was my book club’s January selection. It’s told from a dog’s perspective and is quite widely acclaimed, so I was excited to read it. However, I have few good things…

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💜💔 ENOUGH stack for tighter gun control regulations 💔💜

How many more have to be killed by gun violence for things to change? This is senseless, infuriating, world-rocking stuff. How can we not all agree that a mentally unstable 18-year-old shouldn't be able two buy guns in order to kill innocent children? How is it even possible that people can STILL not vote for gun control? It sickens me to no end.

So, please join @readingrowans in the #enoughstack challenge to raise money for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety. There's also a link in my profile to join @iamthirtyaf's fundraiser for @everytown by donating yourself. If you're incensed, do something about it. We can't watch more innocent people (children) get slaughtered. 💔

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This book cover 😍😍! And the ARC has a glossy cover, so it just feels like a beautiful photograph. So pumped to have won THE LAST KARANKAWAS in a Goodreads giveaway! It sounds as good as it looks, too!

Synopsis:
Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241.

Carly Castillo has only ever known Albacore Avenue. Abandoned as a child by her Filipina mother and Mexican-American father, Carly returns each morning from her nursing shift to the house she shares with her grandmother, Magdalena. But when Magdalena slips into dementia, Carly begins to imagine a life elsewhere. Jess Rivera, her boyfriend and all-star shortstop turned seaman, treasures the salty, familiar island air. Years ago, he had a chance to leave Galveston for a bigger city with more possibilities. But he didn’t then, and he sure as hell won't now. Deftly moving through these characters’ lives and those of the individuals who circle them—Mercedes, Jess’s undocumented cousin; Kristin, Magdalena’s daytime nurse; Luz, the wife of Carly’s best friend; Schafer, Jess’s coworker out on the gulf—Garza presents a mosaic depiction of everyday survival in Southern Texas. As word spreads of a storm gathering strength offshore, building into Hurricane Ike, they each must make a difficult decision: board up the windows and hunker down, or flee inland and abandon their hard-won home.

Unflinching, lyrical, and singular, The Last Karankawas is a portrait of America scarcely witnessed, where browning palm trees and oily waters mark the forefront of ecological change. It is a deeply imagined exploration of familial inheritance, human perseverance, and the histories we assign to ourselves, establishing Kimberly Garza as a brilliant new literary voice.

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Current read: Upgrade by @blakecrouch1! If this one is anything like Dark Matter and Recursion, I'll get super sucked in and read it within a few days 😆. Will you be picking this one up?? It'll be out in July!

Synopsis:
“You are the next step in human evolution.”

At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.

But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways.

The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy.

Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large—at a terrifying cost.

Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.

And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution?

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Book club night 🤩 I got to give away 2 copies of next month's book, The Last Story of Mina Lee. And we enjoyed talking about Speak, Okinawa! Are you in a book club?

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#bookstackchallenge 📚 - One-word titles!

This was fun to put together 😄. Migrations is a new addition to my shelves and it sure is pretty 😍. I've only read Brooklyn, Wild, and Pest from this stack. I know I'm missing out having not read the rest of them yet. Soon I hope 🤞🏻🤞🏻. Spot any favorites?

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Our July book pick for @theglossbookclub arrived in the mail, and I'm not sure I can wait until July to read it! After seeing all the amazing reviews of The Guncle last summer, it's going to be pretty hard to wait 😅😁. Did you love this one??

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Well, I'm back from my first ever (work) trip to sunny Florida, and I'm now convinced that I need to go back with my family sometime 😊. Anyway, I just keep thinking about this book on my TBR (The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton), so I'm pretty convinced it should be my next read 😍. Also, my Lilac bush is starting to bloom and it smells divine!

Question: what's your favorite US state to vacation in?

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It's my last day in Orlando FL today. This picture is a little deceiving, as I mostly had work stuff, not lying by the pool stuff. But for that little relax time, it was fantastic 🌴🕶. As for the book, I still have 30 pages left, but what a fun story 💜😀. I'll post a review sometime after I finish!

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