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This story had me just rapt the whole time. I wasn’t prepared for just how harrowing Faleeha’s tale would be! I think I (and most of my fellow Americans probably) have no idea how the war impacted the people of …

I felt so lucky to have been approved on NetGalley for Now is Not the Time to Panic after having read and loved Nothing to See Here. I actually saved this one for a time when I felt like I …

I’m so excited to tell you about Ways the World Could End. I know I just posted a review of Unlikely Animals and said it was one of my favorites of the year so far, but just 2 books later, …

What a great read this was! I’m super excited to tell you my thoughts on Unlikely Animals. Glowing review ahead! The Synopsis It was a source of entertainment at Maple Street Cemetery. Both funny and sad, the kind of story …

Review spoiler: The Seed Keeper is one of my favorite books of the year! It was so, SO good. Read on for my full review! The Synopsis Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, …

What a gorgeous story! Every Word Unsaid by Kimberly Duffy is set primarily in India and just drips with dazzling imagery, and a main character who’s working so hard to find herself. Read on for my review! The Synopsis Augusta …

Oh hello, my most anticipated novel of the year 😍. Did Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr live up to my expectations? Read on to find out! Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Anna, an orphan, lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople in …

Things You Save in a Fire is a book that I have seen allll over bookstagram (Instagram). Katherine Center’s covers are all so pretty, but this one really stands out with its bright, saturated blue background and red/yellow/orange flowers. After …

The Summary Disclosure – We earn a small commission for any items purchased through the Amazon links below at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Literary Quicksand! Three women from the same Minnesota family have their stories …

When a book has a 4.52/5 rating on Goodreads with over 19,000 ratings, I expect to be drawn in and moved by it. The Things We Cannot Say met those expectations! Basically any time I was not reading this book, …