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    10 Haunting Stories to get you in the Halloween Spirit

    by Becky October 21, 2016
    written by Becky

    Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there is something about All Hallows’ Eve that stirs a desire to experience the chill of the paranormal. Books provide us endless options for haunting ghost stories and supernatural specters. These may be outright eerie …

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    Review: The Opposite of Everyone

    by Janna October 20, 2016
    by Janna October 20, 2016

    I hadn’t read anything by Joshilyn Jackson before picking up The Opposite of Everyone, but I most certainly plan to now. This book pleasantly surprised me after what I thought was a slow start, but quickly turned into one of …

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    Midweek Mix: Big News Edition!

    by Joli October 19, 2016
    by Joli October 19, 2016

    Hello readers! I have some big news for all of you, of the personal kind 😊 So, without further ado… The News Yep, I’m expecting!! 😍 I’m due March 29th. I’m beyond excited and can’t wait to instill my love of books and reading …

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    The Girl in the Castle by Santa Montefiore

    by Becky October 17, 2016
    by Becky October 17, 2016

    Why: If you’ve read any of my other reviews, press fast forward. Haha! The Girl in the Castle is historical fiction that blends fact and fiction. That alone probably would have been enough for me to pick up the title, however, the …

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    Lazy Sunday TBR List Roundup

    by Joli October 16, 2016
    by Joli October 16, 2016

    Hello readers! We’ve got a shorter list of TBR adds this time, so we really want to hear from you – what have you added recently? Let us and other readers know in the comments! Becky I just added The …

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    Review: Broken Angels

    by Aubrey October 12, 2016
    by Aubrey October 12, 2016

    I’ve always loved history and historical fiction, which is what I mostly read. I tend to gravitate toward WWI and WWII novels, so this book was right up my alley. However, I was not prepared for how much I’d like …

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    Review: Here I Am

    by Aubrey October 7, 2016
    by Aubrey October 7, 2016

    Jonathan Safran Foer is perhaps best known for writing Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I haven’t yet read it, but I have several friends who loved it and Foer came highly recommended. A friend suggested his new novel, Here I …

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    Review: Greetings from Utopia Park

    by Janna October 6, 2016
    by Janna October 6, 2016

    Wow. Where do I begin? I loved this book and I couldn’t have read this at a better time. I recently finished Do Your Om Thing by Rebecca Pacheco, which dedicates an entire section of the book to meditation. What …

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    Review: Commonwealth

    by Kathleen October 4, 2016
    by Kathleen October 4, 2016

    I felt the tears come thirty pages from the end of Ann Patchett’s latest novel, Commonwealth. They welled just inside my lower eyelids for the duration. When I finished the book – after a long, dreamy spell of reading – …

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