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    Top Ten Tuesday: Colorful Book Covers

    by Rebecca April 20, 2021
    written by Rebecca

    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 …

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    #amreading: LQ’s Most Recent Reads – April 2021

    by Joli April 16, 2021
    by Joli April 16, 2021

    Happy spring! I hope it’s beautiful wherever you are, to make up for the snow that we’re currently getting 🤦. We’ve got another great list of recent/current reads for you! Disclosure – We earn a small commission for any items …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Review: Find Me in Havana by Serena Burdick

    by Joli April 11, 2021
    by Joli April 11, 2021

    What a book! I have some mixed feelings about Find Me in Havana. It gave me Bel Canto vibes at times! Will do my best to keep this review spoiler free. The Summary Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in …

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    Review: No Pain, No Gaines by Chip Gaines

    by Becky April 9, 2021
    by Becky April 9, 2021

    Story: Chip Gaines, of HGTV’s Fixer Upper fame, is a people person. He thrives on connecting with people. So, in true Chip fashion, he created a book to encourage others to connect with people. As he describes it, this is …

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    Review: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

    by Joli March 29, 2021
    by Joli March 29, 2021

    Things You Save in a Fire is a book that I have seen allll over bookstagram (Instagram). Katherine Center’s covers are all so pretty, but this one really stands out with its bright, saturated blue background and red/yellow/orange flowers. After …

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    Book Review: A Girl From Nowhere by James Maxwell

    by Joli March 26, 2021
    by Joli March 26, 2021

    The following is a guest post by Heather R. Parker. Meet her down at the end of her review! Disclosure – We earn a small commission for any items purchased through the Amazon or Bookshop.org links below at no extra …

  • Book ListsYoung Adult

    10 YA Books About Living With Mental Illness

    by Katie March 22, 2021
    by Katie March 22, 2021

    Mental health is a topic of prime concern these days, especially for kids and teens who may have spent much of the last year in isolation, cut off from peers and in-person school. Reading a book with a protagonist struggling …

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    #amreading: LQ’s Most Recent Reads – March 2021

    by Joli March 17, 2021
    by Joli March 17, 2021

    Spring is creeping in, book friends, and I don’t know if I’ve ever been happier to see it. After a pretty solid 3.5 cold winter months of keeping my 2-year-old busy primarily indoors, spring looks like salvation. Here’s to fresh …

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Spring 2021 TBR

    by Cathy March 16, 2021
    by Cathy March 16, 2021

    This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is Books on my Spring 2021 TBR and I’ve done a thorough spring clean of my TBR list. Now that the weather is starting to get a bit milder and the days are getting longer, …

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