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    Review: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley [Guest Review]

    by Joli November 21, 2024
    by Joli November 21, 2024

    Thanks 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 Sara November 17, 2024
    by Sara November 17, 2024

    The 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 …

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    Review: The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

    by Joli November 2, 2024
    by Joli November 2, 2024

    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 …

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    Review: Please Come to Boston by Gary Goldstein

    by Joli October 17, 2024
    by Joli October 17, 2024

    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 …

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    Book Review: We Need No Wings

    by Cathy September 23, 2024
    by Cathy September 23, 2024

    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 Molly September 13, 2024
    by Molly September 13, 2024

    History 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 …

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    Review: Going to Maine by Sally Chaffin Brooks

    by Joli August 21, 2024
    by Joli August 21, 2024

    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 …

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    Review: The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

    by Jess August 12, 2024
    by Jess August 12, 2024

    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, …

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    Review: The Favor by Adele Griffin

    by Joli August 6, 2024
    by Joli August 6, 2024

    Do you like books with fraught relationships? The relationship at the center of The Favor by Adele Griffin definitely qualifies! But is it fraught in a good, enjoyable-to-read way? Read on to find out what I thought. The Summary At …

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    Review: The Fallen Fruit by Shawntelle Madison

    by Molly August 1, 2024
    by Molly August 1, 2024

    Can we fight fate, or are our stories already written? Shawntelle Madison’s new historical fantasy The Fallen Fruit follows a time traveling family cursed to lose children every generation, and one woman’s attempts to change the past. The Summary In …

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