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    What We Read in April 2024

    by Joli May 17, 2024
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    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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    Book Review: Summer Heat by Defne Suman

    by Cathy April 25, 2024
    by Cathy April 25, 2024

    ‘Every woman must be nourished by an inner reservoir of secrets…’ but when Melike starts to unravel hers, the consequences are devastating.

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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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    30+ Best Fiction Books About Greek Mythology (2026)

    by Joli April 9, 2024
    by Joli April 9, 2024

    Looking for a list of the best fiction books about Greek mythology? I’ve seen a lot of readers over the past few years who, after reading something like Circe or Song of Achilles, decide they’d love to read more Greek …

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    Review: Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan

    by Joli April 7, 2024
    by Joli April 7, 2024

    This was an eagerly awaited hold for me, and it came in at the library in March (after it was released this past December). I read Ryanโ€™s first book in thisย Monster Hunter Mysteryย series,ย A Death in Door County, back in late …

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    What We Read in March 2024

    by Joli April 4, 2024
    by Joli April 4, 2024

    Spring, I’m so glad to see you! Winter in my part of the world was really odd. We had almost no snow (in a state nicknamed “MinneSNOWta”) and it was just weirdly warm. So, naturally, we had a big winter …

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    Review: The Jinn Daughter by Rania Hanna

    by Molly April 2, 2024
    by Molly April 2, 2024

    A surprisingly emotional exploration of motherhood and grief set against a backdrop of Middle Eastern folklore, The Jinn Daughter is a dark fairytale of sorts. Faced with one impossible choice after another, protagonist Nadine must answer the question, “how far …

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    Review: Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

    by Cathy March 22, 2024
    by Cathy March 22, 2024

    This book surprised me so much! I didn’t like one of the author’s other books but Masters of Death is one of my favourite books this year! The Summary Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. …

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