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    Best Books of 2024: Looking Back at Our Favorite Reads

    by Joli January 8, 2025
    written by Joli

    Here are a few of the LQ contributors’ favorite reads of 2024. Here’s to a fantastic reading year in 205!

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    Review: Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson (Audiobook)

    by Joli December 21, 2024
    by Joli December 21, 2024

    I finally grabbed another audiobook from NetGalley! I’ve been meaning to, so I finally logged in and found Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson. The cover was cute, but the description of the book made it sound like it wasn’t too …

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    What We Read in November 2024

    by Joli December 6, 2024
    by Joli December 6, 2024

    And just like that, it’s December. I swear time goes by faster both in the summer and around the holidays. On the plus side, it’s cozy reading-by-the-tree season! A favorite of mine, for sure. Here’s what we read in November. …

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    Review: What We Sacrifice for Magic by Andrea Jo DeWerd

    by Joli November 27, 2024
    by Joli November 27, 2024

    I learned about What We Sacrifice for Magic as I was surfing the events page of a sweet local bookstore (I love you, Big Hill Books). This witchy read is not only by a local author, but also set here …

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    Review: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley [Guest Review]

    by Joli November 21, 2024
    by Joli November 21, 2024

    Thanks to freelance writer Abhilasha for this fabulous review! Make sure to meet her at the bottom. Round and round I go, stumbling my way through the savoury layers of mystery, only to find answers at the front door. At …

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    Review: The Wind that Sweeps the Stars by Greg Keyes

    by Sara November 17, 2024
    by Sara November 17, 2024

    The Summary ALONE AGAINST AN EMPIRE. When Yash of Zeltah arrives in the fortress city of Honaq she is greeted as a barbarian, a simple pawn. Her marriage to prince Chej has been arranged, they say, to avert war. Yet …

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    What We Read in October 2024

    by Joli November 5, 2024
    by Joli November 5, 2024

    How was your spooky month? I had a fun time taking my 6-year-old (dressed as my dog) out trick-or-treating. I really need to buy less candy because we never get as many trick-or-treaters as I think we might! We read …

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    Review: The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

    by Joli November 2, 2024
    by Joli November 2, 2024

    I waited a good long time to get The Guncle Abroad from the library. It’s a pretty popular new release, so it took some time! Anyway, I loved The Guncle and hoped that the second Guncle would be just as …

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    Review: Please Come to Boston by Gary Goldstein

    by Joli October 17, 2024
    by Joli October 17, 2024

    Although I enjoy reading the popular, super hyped books out there, I try to sneak in something as often as I can by a local author and/or smaller publisher. This is the third book I’ve read by Gary Goldstein, published …

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