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    Review: 1,001 Ways to Slow Down

    by Joli April 15, 2017
    by Joli April 15, 2017

    This is such a lovely book!! If you’re looking for something for your coffee table, or just a nice, calming read for yourself, this one is a great option. The 1,001 ways to slow down are great – I love …

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    Audiobook Review: The Hate U Give

    by Kathleen April 10, 2017
    by Kathleen April 10, 2017

    There’s considerable buzz around Angie Thomas’s debut young adult novel, The Hate U Give. The Times (UK) reviewer says that it could very well be the YA book of the decade, and The Atlantic calls it “incisive and engrossing.” This is a novel …

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    Book Tour Review: May Cause Love

    by Joli April 6, 2017
    by Joli April 6, 2017

    First of all, I’d like to thank TLC book tours and HarperCollins for sending me this book in exchange for a review. I’m so glad I own this one now, because I really loved it. The full title of this …

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    Review: Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles

    by Becky April 5, 2017
    by Becky April 5, 2017

    Why: This third installment of the Natchez Trilogy finally made its way to my hands, and I was so excited to dig in! Having loose ends is one of my literary nightmares, and I couldn’t wait to find out how things …

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    Dual Review: Two by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    by Kathleen April 4, 2017
    by Kathleen April 4, 2017

    I had a good case of the February blahs, and I needed some sunny reading with snappy prose and compelling plots. Enter Taylor Jenkins Reid, recommended by Anne Bogel of the  What Should I Read Next? podcast. Anne describes One True …

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    Cookbook Review: Dishing Up The Dirt

    by Aubrey March 30, 2017
    by Aubrey March 30, 2017

    When I signed up to review Dishing Up The Dirt, I totally forgot about one big logistical problem — I live in Iceland. This is usually not a problem when reading or reviewing books, thanks to Kindle. However, that doesn’t …

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    Cookbook Review: Cowgirl Creamery Cooks

    by Becky March 28, 2017
    by Becky March 28, 2017

    Why: Have you met my sister-in-law, yet? Probably not, but she gives great book gifts! (You can find two of her more hilarious gifts reviewed here and here. Both highly recommended reading!) I was a apprehensive of her giving me …

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    Review: Small Great Things

    by Bekky March 21, 2017
    by Bekky March 21, 2017

    I picked up Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things because I know she can draw me into a story about contemporary issues with characters I can connect and identify with. I’ve read all of Picoult’s novels with an exception of one …

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    Book Review: Wishful Drinking

    by Kathleen March 16, 2017
    by Kathleen March 16, 2017

    After Carrie Fisher died in December, I read many tributes to her witty and affecting literary voice. It seemed a shame that I’d never explored her work, so I put Wishful Drinking, her well-reviewed 2008 memoir, on hold at the …

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    Review Roundup

    by Janna March 14, 2017
    by Janna March 14, 2017

    Sometimes, writing book reviews is hard. I have a lot of feelings about the book or maybe none at all. I hated the book, but don’t feel like dissecting why. I loved the book and just don’t know how to …

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