If you’re looking for a beautiful family drama-style story set in the U.S. and China and spanning decades, you’ve definitely got to take a look at Where Waters Meet. Read on for my full review, and thank you to the …
Joli
Joli
I'm a freelance writer/content strategist with an English degree living in Minneapolis, MN with my husband, young daughter, and two dogs. I created Literary Quicksand to feed my love of books, writing, and community. More About Me
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Do April snow showers bring May flowers? Because that’s pretty much how it went in Minnesota in April 😆. Thankfully these first days of May have finally warmed up and the whole state seems to be outside enjoying it! Bring …
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Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction
Review – I Chose You: Imperfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans (Wag Away Tales)
by Joliby JoliToday is LQ’s stop on the I Chose You blog tour by Wow! Women on Writing. If you like dogs (and/or stories about dogs), you’re going to love this one. Summary For every pet parent who knows there’s no such …
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Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction
Audiobook Review: Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
by Joliby JoliLooking for a moving story that spans decades to get lost in? Beyond That, the Sea fits that bill exactly. Read on for my full review! The Summary As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and …
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It was a cold, cold March in Minnesota — all the better for cozy reading nights, I suppose! The only positive about a colder than average spring so far 😆. As I write this under a cozy plush blanket, there …
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Book ReviewsHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
by Joliby JoliIf you’re reading this review because you loved Cutting for Stone by Verghese, that’s exactly why I picked out The Covenant of Water on NetGalley and was SO stoked when the publisher granted me access. It was definitely an epic …
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It might have been the shortest month of the year, but we weren’t short on good books here at Literary Quicksand! I’m in the middle of a LONG book I was ecstatic to be approved for on NetGalley – Abraham …
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The Twyford Code was totally nuts…in a good way! Read on for my thoughts. Summary Forty years ago, Steven “Smithy” Smith found a copy of a famous children’s book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings …
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Book ReviewsMemoir/Biography
Audiobook Review: The River You Touch by Chris Dombrowski
by Joliby JoliOh how much I loved The River You Touch on audiobook! I’m totally smitten with this book….it was like magic. Read on to find out what made me love it so much! Summary “We are matter and long to be …
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Welcome to our first recap in 2023! How did your reading year start? Mine started pretty normally – I read 4 books in January, and I average one a week. So, I’m on track! I did have one DNF this …