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    Review: Fishing

    by Joli June 24, 2020
    by Joli June 24, 2020

    Reading authors from my home state of Minnesota is always fun, so when I was contacted about this book tour, I had to jump on it! I’m glad I did, because Fishing! by Sarah Stonich was a really fun read. …

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    Review: Commonwealth, Patron Saint of Liars, and The Dutch House

    by Anne June 21, 2020
    by Anne June 21, 2020

    My mom introduced me to Ann Patchett when I was desperately hunting for new reading material after I graduated from college last spring. The heavy literary works I’d read as a fourth year English major had depleted my desire for …

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    Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

    by Joli June 18, 2020
    by Joli June 18, 2020

    Before I begin, I think it’s important to note that I opened Circe having almost zero prior knowledge about mythology. Despite majoring in English in college, I never had to read mythology. Crazy huh? The Summary In the house of …

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    Review: The Jane Austen Society

    by Katie June 17, 2020
    by Katie June 17, 2020

    Summary In the years between the beginning of World War I and the postwar era of World War II, an unlikely group comes together in Chawton, England, each drawn by a connection to Jane Austen and her work.  One hundred …

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    Review: Divine Encounters: Sacred Rituals and Ceremonies in Asia

    by Jessica May 28, 2020
    by Jessica May 28, 2020

    I received a copy of Divine Encounters: Sacred Rituals and Ceremonies in Asia by Hans Kemp in exchange for an honest review.  There are two different types of travel. There is a vacation, were the primary goal is to relax, …

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    Review: The Bright Side of Going Dark

    by Joli May 14, 2020
    by Joli May 14, 2020

    I don’t know about you, reader, but technology (social media in particular) plays a pretty dang big role in my life…sometimes too big. That’s the main idea in The Bright Side of Going Dark, a new release from Kelly Harms. …

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    Series Review: Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

    by Caleigh May 11, 2020
    by Caleigh May 11, 2020

    This review is dedicated to Debbie, whose love of the series I probably can’t match, but I’m forever grateful to her for introducing it to me. For the last few months (about a year actually now!) I have been reading …

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    Review: The Binder of Lost Stories

    by Katie May 8, 2020
    by Katie May 8, 2020

    The Summary Cristina Caboni’s The Binder of Lost Stories is a combination of realistic and historical fiction that will appeal to fans of descriptive writing and mysteries that wind across centuries. At the center of the novel is Sofia Bauer, …

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    Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Brooklyn April 29, 2020
    by Brooklyn April 29, 2020

    This book was recommended to me by a friend and it is this book that pulled me out of my reading slump that I went through during university. I hadn’t had the time to pick up a book like this …

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    Review: Finding Happy Ground: A Practical Guide to Hope and Happiness

    by Cathy April 28, 2020
    by Cathy April 28, 2020

    Dr. Ivan Zwart presents his refreshingly honest way taking control of your life, your surroundings, and, most importantly, your happiness. His guide on how to be happy is just what we need right now. When I started reading Dr. Ivan …

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