I have to admit, I cheated a little on this review. When I saw Orphan Train on a book tour list ahead of Kline’s upcoming new release, A Piece of the World, I had to choose them both, even though …
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The Busy Person’s Guide to Keeping Your New Year’s Reading Resolution
by Kathleenby KathleenYou’ve made a resolution to read more, but… there are kids to shuttle, endless work, dinner to cook, and, of course,ย The Bachelor to watch. What to do? Today, I’m sharing my favorite strategies, as I begin my fourth year with …
In December, I started going to Minneapolisโ Books and Bars. I probably donโt need to add another book club to my already busy schedule, but this one is just too much fun! Books and Bars takes book club discussion to …
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Books to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
by Jannaby JannaItโs that time of year! The time to write down, commit to, and then inevitably forget about your New Yearโs resolutions. But weโre here to help. Joli, Becky, Kathleen, and I each shared one book weโve read that has helped …
Goodbye 2016, and thanks for all the amazing books! Between all of us at LQ, we read quite a few wonderful books this year. We’ve somehow narrowed them down and picked out our favorites. Without further ado, here they are! …
Need a read that’ll immerse you in a life that’s completely different from your own? Pick up Marlene and that’s what you’ll get! Thanks to TLC Book Tours and HarperCollins for sending me Marlene in exchange for a fair review. …
Why:ย Road to Paradiseย by Paullina Simons piqued my interest because my friends and I took a road trip the summer after high school, just as Shelby sets out to do. (Shout out to our fearless LQ Leader, Joli for sitting in …
I’m doing this thing where I’m reading debuts. I’m doing it because I’m trying to write my own first novel, and it seems like a good ideaย to read the first novels of other people. You know, the novels of people …
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Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow
by Aubreyby AubreyI’m having a serious like-dislike relationship with Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow. While I really loved parts of it, there were parts I really disliked too. A Gentleman in Moscow begins in post-WWI Russia. It opens in a courtroom, …