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    Book Review: When We Believed in Mermaids

    by Rebecca July 18, 2019
    by Rebecca July 18, 2019

    Your life has been plagued with loss. The instant you start to feel better again, your heart clenches at the thought of what sadness lies in wait for you just around the corner. Kit Bianci has lived her whole life …

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    Review: Side by Side

    by Joli July 2, 2019
    by Joli July 2, 2019

    Side by Side is first and foremost a story about loss and how it can completely fracture a human being. It takes a life and turns it into something completely different than what it was before. It’s never the same, …

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    Review: The Cutting Room

    by Rebecca June 26, 2019
    by Rebecca June 26, 2019

    When it comes to art, it is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To some, a particular work of art is genius. A masterpiece. To others, it barely qualifies as art. Artists often push the …

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    Review: One Minute Later

    by Allison June 19, 2019
    by Allison June 19, 2019

    One Minute Later shows just how fragile life is and how everything can change in an instant. Vivienne is living the fast-paced life of a modern 27-year-old when a heart conditions brings everything to a screeching halt. Susan Lewis is …

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    Review: The Islanders

    by Megan June 14, 2019
    by Megan June 14, 2019

    I was attracted to Meg Mitchell Mooreโ€™s The Islanders because it seemed like a light, beach-y readโ€”perfect for summer and getting me out of my reading slump. It follows three main characters on Block Island, an island off the East …

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    Review: Realm by Alexandrea Weis

    by Allison June 10, 2019
    by Allison June 10, 2019

    When her homeland is conquered by the mighty Alexander the Great, Roxanaโ€”the daughter of a mere chieftainโ€”is torn from her simple life and thrown into a world of war and intrigue. Terrified, the sixteen-year-old girl of renowned beauty is brought …

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    Review: Resistance Women

    by Becky May 31, 2019
    by Becky May 31, 2019

    Story:ย Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini is a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. More specifically, this is a work of fiction based on the real life of Mildred Fish Harnack, her husband Arvid, and the work that they, and …

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    Review: The Desert Sky Before Us

    by Joli May 29, 2019
    by Joli May 29, 2019

    I think a good word to describe this book is “unusual” – in a good way! Two sisters, one fresh out of jail for setting a fire in a library (Billie) and one former NASCAR driver (Rhiannon), are grieving their …

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    Review: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

    by Joli May 6, 2019
    by Joli May 6, 2019

    Hold on to your bookish pants, people. This book has books on the cover. Yep, this is a book about a bookish person – a librarian, to be exact. I want to preface this review by admitting that I was …

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    Review: How We Disappeared

    by Allison April 30, 2019
    by Allison April 30, 2019

    Why do we read stories of unimaginable suffering? Why do we revisit the pain, heartache, and shame others experience in their darkest times? I found myself asking these questions as I read debut author Jing-Jing Lee’s novel How We Disappeared. The …

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