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Rebecca

I am a freelance writer, graphic designer and translator, a self-professed word nerd, and all-around optimist. I was born and raised in southern California, and now enjoy living and writing in sun-drenched North Wales. I am passionate about books and literary life, and love anything to do with the written word in any language. Find out more about me at yourwordsbydesign.com.

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Colorful Book Covers

    by Rebecca April 20, 2021
    by Rebecca April 20, 2021

    Is your day feeling gray? Are you feeling springtime-y and on the hunt for book covers to match your mood? Well, don’t you worry. We’ve got your back with this week’s Top Ten Tuesday: Colorful Book Covers! I’ll be the …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: Remedios

    by Rebecca September 21, 2020
    by Rebecca September 21, 2020

    Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. No good comes from getting involved with dangerous, power-hungry men. Fernando Granados becomes acutely aware of this fact as soon as his childhood friend, Memo Galindo, comes back into town. The two men havenโ€™t spoken for thirty …

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    Review: The Doctor of Aleppo

    by Rebecca August 27, 2020
    by Rebecca August 27, 2020

    Itโ€™s so easy to turn it off. To ignore the news. To read a heart-wrenching headline, feel a pang of sadness, and then return to thoughts of whether youโ€™re more in the mood for pizza or pasta for dinner. Itโ€™s …

  • Book ListsBookish Stuff & Things

    Reading Round-Up

    by Rebecca September 21, 2019
    by Rebecca September 21, 2019

    How? How did it get to be September again? This year has been FLYING by, and itโ€™s been filled with some pretty incredible books. September feels like the perfect time to take stock of what Iโ€™ve read over the summer …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Book Review: The Last Widow

    by Rebecca September 13, 2019
    by Rebecca September 13, 2019

    Bruised, broken, lost. Confined to a room in the middle of nowhere with no hope of escaping on your own. Everyone around you seems to be preparing for something. Something big. Something dangerous. And thereโ€™s nothing you can do to …

  • Book ReviewsFictionLiterary Fiction

    Book Review: When We Believed in Mermaids

    by Rebecca July 18, 2019
    by Rebecca July 18, 2019

    Your life has been plagued with loss. The instant you start to feel better again, your heart clenches at the thought of what sadness lies in wait for you just around the corner. Kit Bianci has lived her whole life …

  • Book ReviewsCrime/MysterySuspense/Thriller

    Review: The Cutting Room

    by Rebecca June 26, 2019
    by Rebecca June 26, 2019

    When it comes to art, it is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To some, a particular work of art is genius. A masterpiece. To others, it barely qualifies as art. Artists often push the …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: The Hunting Party

    by Rebecca March 27, 2019
    by Rebecca March 27, 2019

    Finally. Some time away. A relaxing trip to the Scottish Highlands, just you and your friends. Itโ€™s supposed to be fun. But thereโ€™s tension in the air, and soon you realize youโ€™re stuck in a remote wilderness with people you …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Review: The Quintland Sisters

    by Rebecca March 12, 2019
    by Rebecca March 12, 2019

    Historical fiction has never been my first choice. If Iโ€™m reading about something even loosely based on actual historical events, I donโ€™t want to confuse myself by muddling truth with fiction. That being said, I did make a New Yearโ€™s …

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    Review: You Were Always Mine

    by Rebecca October 22, 2018
    by Rebecca October 22, 2018

    What. A. Thriller. Nicole Baartโ€™s You Were Always Mine is a phenomenal novel. It is brimming with family tensions, heartache, and the unconditional love of a mother for her children. It grabs hold of the reader with raw emotion and …

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