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    What We Read in August 2024

    by Joli September 7, 2024
    by Joli September 7, 2024

    My little girl started Kindergarten this week! She went for three glorious days and loved it all. I’m definitely living vicariously through her as I remember my own early school years…discovering the glories of lunch and recess and friend making …

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    Review: Going to Maine by Sally Chaffin Brooks

    by Joli August 21, 2024
    by Joli August 21, 2024

    As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …

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    What We Read in July 2024

    by Joli August 7, 2024
    by Joli August 7, 2024

    I’m putting this post together while I sit here watching the Olympics. I’m a huge Olympics fan and I try to take in as much of it as I can throughout the few weeks that it’s on. There are just …

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    Review: The Favor by Adele Griffin

    by Joli August 6, 2024
    by Joli August 6, 2024

    Do you like books with fraught relationships? The relationship at the center of The Favor by Adele Griffin definitely qualifies! But is it fraught in a good, enjoyable-to-read way? Read on to find out what I thought. The Summary At …

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    What We Read in June 2024

    by Joli July 6, 2024
    by Joli July 6, 2024

    As soon as someone said something about the year being half over, I had to wonder how the heck that happened. Where did the year go?? Guess I must be having fun with the time flying by like this. June …

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    What We Read in May 2024

    by Joli June 5, 2024
    by Joli June 5, 2024

    Somehow, it’s almost summer. My calendar is filling up with eventsโ€”town festivals, kid birthday parties, cabin trips…hopefully there are a few minutes of reading time that can be found in there somewhere. Here’s a list of what a few of …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: The Waves Take You Home by Marรญa Alejandra Barrios Vรฉlez

    by Joli May 30, 2024
    by Joli May 30, 2024

    This debut caught my eye because of the gorgeous cover! The bright flowers and artwork of a beautiful woman with flowers cascading down her hair stood out so much, I couldn’t resist reading it. The question is, did the story …

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    What We Read in April 2024

    by Joli May 17, 2024
    by Joli May 17, 2024

    Wow, suddenly it’s mid-May and I’m JUST posting what we read in April. I have a good excuse, though…I was in Cancun! The company I work for is 100% remote, and once a year we get together for a retreat. …

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    Top Five Books I Reread [Guest Post]

    by Joli April 13, 2024
    by Joli April 13, 2024

    Are you a person who rereads? The following is a guest post by fellow book blogger (and rereader) Julia DiGeronimo. Meet her at the bottom! โ€” Iโ€™m a chronic rereader. When I read a book that has me feeling 100 …

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    Review: Everyone But Myself by Julie Chavez

    by Joli April 11, 2024
    by Joli April 11, 2024

    A memoir about anxiety? Don’t mind if I do! My experience with the onset of a first panic attack was somewhat similar to Julie’s, so it was nice to read an account that I could relate to. Was Everyone But …

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