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    What We’re Reading This Week: June 4th

    by Joli June 4, 2018
    written by Joli

    Hello, June! Hard to believe we’re so far into the year already. Summer feels in full swing in Minnesota – hoping it’s been lovely enough for some outdoor reading wherever you are too!   Allison I started listening to Outlander …

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    Book vs. Movie: The Circle

    by Caleigh June 3, 2018
    by Caleigh June 3, 2018

    I picked up The Circle by Dave Eggers at the end of 2017, because I really wanted to see the movie. I have this rule that I won’t watch a show or movie until I have read the book. This …

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    Review: The Almost Sisters

    by Rachel June 1, 2018
    by Rachel June 1, 2018

    My Review: Leia (yes, named after that Leia from Star Wars) is enjoying her perfectly acceptable life as a comic book artist…until suddenly everything changes. She discovers she’s pregnant after a one night stand with Batman (or at least a charming …

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    Review: By Invitation Only

    by Joli May 30, 2018
    by Joli May 30, 2018

    First of all, we should talk about how pretty the cover of this book is! This was one of those that I chose mostly by the cover, because it’s lovely! Lately, I’ve been jonesing for some well written girly summer …

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    Memoirs Better Than Fiction: True Stories Impossible to Put Down

    by Allison May 30, 2018
    by Allison May 30, 2018

    Truth is Stranger than Fiction This saying couldn’t be more true when talking about memoirs. A good memoir can easily rival the best fiction novel for one reason: it actually happened. Sure, every celebrity who ever lived has written down …

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    Review: The Female Persuasion

    by Joli May 29, 2018
    by Joli May 29, 2018

    I was pretty dang excited when this book came in for me at the library. I wasn’t expecting it yet at all, considering the long list I had to get in to wait for it! I was intimidated by the …

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    Book vs. Netflix: Alias Grace

    by Caleigh May 27, 2018
    by Caleigh May 27, 2018

    As the sole Canadian reviewer of LQ, I believe it is my privilege, nay, my DUTY, to talk about my homegirl Margaret Atwood. Maggie*, as you may know her, is responsible for bringing us the chilling but fabulous The Handmaid’s …

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    Review: Cocoa Beach

    by Becky May 24, 2018
    by Becky May 24, 2018

    Story: Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams is a twisted family drama set in post WWI America. Virginia Fortescue has returned home from serving as an ambulance driver married to a British surgeon and carrying his child.  After two years of …

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    Review: Two Steps Forward

    by Aubrey May 22, 2018
    by Aubrey May 22, 2018

    I adored the characters in Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project, so looked forward to picking up his next novel, Two Steps Forward, which he co-authored with Anne Buist. Two Steps Forward follows the narratives of two main characters, Martin and …

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