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I'm an eLearning developer by day and a foodie, Netflix enthusiast, and book lover at all times.

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    Review: Constellations of Vital Phenomena

    by Janna August 9, 2016
    by Janna August 9, 2016

    โ€œLife: a constellation of vital phenomenaโ€”organization, irritability, movement, growth, reproduction, adaptation.โ€ Typically, working the bookโ€™s title into the story annoys me because a lot of the time it doesnโ€™t work. But in the case of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Book Tour Review: Lift

    by Janna July 28, 2016
    by Janna July 28, 2016

    Thanks to TLC Book Tours for the chance to read and review Lift! I should preface by saying last year, I decided I was going to try running. I downloaded the Couch to 5k app on my phone and made …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Book Clubs: Worth It or Overrated?

    by Janna July 14, 2016
    by Janna July 14, 2016

    Weโ€™ve all heard of a book club, been invited to one, or been a book club member. They can be a fun and easy way to make new friends and read new books, but they can also feel stressful and …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Life We Bury

    by Janna June 27, 2016
    by Janna June 27, 2016

    My book club designated The Life We Bury as Juneโ€™s book to read, and whatโ€™s super cool is that the author, Allen Eskens, is from Minnesota! Heโ€™s joining our book club for the night, and I canโ€™t wait to ask …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    A Step-by-Step Guide to Packing Your Books While Moving

    by Janna June 13, 2016
    by Janna June 13, 2016

    Iโ€™m moving this coming weekend, which means I still have to pack up my entire apartment because Iโ€™m a huge procrastinator. Iโ€™ve decided to tackle packing my books first because 1) itโ€™s super fun and 2) itโ€™s the least complicated* …

  • Book ReviewsChick LitRomance

    Review: Me Before You

    by Janna June 10, 2016
    by Janna June 10, 2016

    Everyone Iโ€™ve talked to whoโ€™s read Me Before You loved it. Raved about it. Talked of using full Kleenex boxes to wipe away the tears. But it just wasnโ€™t for me. Maybe itโ€™s because Iโ€™m not a huge fan of …

  • Living Life Bookishly

    Forget Your TBR List: 4 Fun Ways to Pick Your Next Read

    by Janna June 2, 2016
    by Janna June 2, 2016

    If youโ€™re anything like me, you have a huge list of books to read scrawled on a post-it somewhere or documented in your Goodreads account. I love the sense of accomplishment that comes with crossing a book off the list, …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: The Secret Wisdom of the Earth

    by Janna May 24, 2016
    by Janna May 24, 2016

    Coming-of-age stories that are deeply rooted in their physical surroundings have always fascinated me. When I was 10, I read My Side of the Mountain, which is a story about a boy who lives in the hollow of a tree …

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