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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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 Cathyby CathyThis 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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Review – Order from Chaos: The Everyday Grind of Staying Organized with Adult ADHD
by Joliby JoliAfter years of asking myself questions like “Why can’t I just put my clothes away instead of tossing them all over my bedroom?” and “Why can’t I return things I don’t want before the return window ends?” and “Why can’t …
That’s a wrap on love month…I actually read a romance-y book this month that I kind of enjoyed! Thanks again to book club for making me read something I wouldn’t normally have picked up. Check out my (Joli’s) reviews below …
The following is a guest post by Rick Berry. Meet him at the bottom! There is no doubt that trauma is fertile ground for fiction. Many novels — the most interesting ones, if you ask me — tend to embrace …
Warning: Dissenting opinion ahead! If you loved The Housemaid and don’t want to listen to me talk about how much I didn’t like it, you might want to skip this review . Summary “Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says …
Welcome to 2024! A few of us started out the year with a bang – check out our reads and let us know what you devoured in January! Becky I have continued my deep dive into the romantasy genre in …
Aftershock is my second read by Zhang Ling and I was totally captivated by it. Read on for my review on how it compared to her other novel! The Summary In the summer of 1976, an earthquake swallows up the …