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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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 Joliby JoliThanks 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 Saraby SaraThe 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 …
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 …
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 …
We Need No Wings was a beautiful story, artistically narrated and sensitively told, it was a pleasure to read on my holidays this year. Find my full review below! Summary To be free, we must learn to fly. Teresa Sánchez …
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Review: The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
by Mollyby MollyHistory and folklore both come to life and demand a reckoning in Kimberly Brock’s latest novel The Fabled Earth. Old secrets hang like ghosts around the town of Revery and nearby Cumberland Island as three women learn how to confront …
As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …
My family, including my 8-month-old son, just returned from a 2-week-long road trip. In order to survive, I had to read. And I did! I read more than I’ve read in the last 8 months over the last two weeks, …