Welcome to our monthly recap! Happy holiday season🎄🎅❄️🤶☃️ It’s definitely a busy, busy time of year! I know I haven’t been reading as much, but still so close to my goal so I have to keep going 😅. Where are …
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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
I finished A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan weeks ago, and I’m still thinking about how much I liked it! Read on for my full review of this super fun mystery. The Summary Morgan Carter, owner of the …
I have so many feelings about Lost Souls of Leningrad…I will try to puzzle them out in my review below! Summary June 1941. Hitler’s armies race toward vulnerable Leningrad. In a matter of weeks, the Nazis surround the city, cut …
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[Book Feature] Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru by Hugh Bonneville
by Joliby JoliAre you a Downton Abbey, Paddington, or Notting Hill fan? Whether you’re a super fun or someone just somewhat familiar with Hugh Bonneville, put his book on your radar! Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru will be …
Welcome to our monthly recap! I hope you had an awesome spooky season 👻, and I hope you’re loving all those Christmas ads up already 😆. I’m only reporting on 3 of us this month, but man, we read quite …
Have you ever picked up a book and thought ‘Hm, this will probably be okay” and then it ends up surprising the heck out of you and being a really great read? As you may have guessed, that’s exactly what …
Whew. September is such a whirlwind for me and my family. I love it, but also I’m…kind of glad it’s over? 😆 Anyway, here’s what we read in September. Check it out and let us know what you read! Anyway, …
Looking for something outside of what you normally read? We Are the Light was different, heartfelt, and will make you feel some feelings.
August…the last month of summer. Some of us managed to read quite a bit! And I (Joli) read THREE five-star books in August. Three! August was just an awesome reading month for me. Anyway, here’s what we read in August. …
What an amazing story of resilience, strength, and love. I couldn’t put this memoir down and, at times, couldn’t believe it wasn’t fictional. Read on for my review of Solito.