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    Audiobook Review: The River You Touch by Chris Dombrowski

    by Joli February 5, 2023
    by Joli February 5, 2023

    Oh how much I loved The River You Touch on audiobook! I’m totally smitten with this book….it was like magic. Read on to find out what made me love it so much! Summary โ€œWe are matter and long to be …

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    Review: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

    by Joli December 19, 2022
    by Joli December 19, 2022

    Favorite author alert! Ann Napolitano’s Dear Edward is a gorgeous book that I love, so I was really excited to read Hello Beautiful. With these two books, Napolitano has cemented herself among my favorite authors! The Summary William Waters grew …

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    Review: Gray Man

    by Katie November 3, 2022
    by Katie November 3, 2022

    The Gray Man is a novella that combines a historic legend, an approaching hurricane, and three characters living on Pawleys Island into a compelling story. The Summary  As Hurricane Caleb slams into the small town of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, …

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    Review: Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

    by Joli August 23, 2022
    by Joli August 23, 2022

    What an incredibly captivating story. I highly suggest adding this one to your TBR list! Read on for my full review of Last Summer on State Street.

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    Review: War and Me by Faleeha Hassan

    by Joli August 4, 2022
    by Joli August 4, 2022

    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 …

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    Review: The Boys by Katie Hafner

    by Joli July 26, 2022
    by Joli July 26, 2022

    The Boys is one of those books that’s going to stick in my head for a long time. It’s also a book that I’m going to be recommending to my friends and family! In fact, my mother-in-law already read it, …

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    Book Feature & Excerpt: Finding Grace by Maren Cooper

    by Joli July 19, 2022
    by Joli July 19, 2022

    When I got an email about this book, I knew it needed a feature here on Literary Quicksand. It’s written by a local author here where I live in Minnesota, and is set by Lake Superior, which is where I …

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    Review: Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

    by Joli July 8, 2022
    by Joli July 8, 2022

    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 …

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    Review: The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel

    by Joli June 28, 2022
    by Joli June 28, 2022

    The Candid Life of Meena Dave was a cuter book than I typically like, but this one was a pretty good pick for me. Read on for more of my review! The Summary Meena Dave is a photojournalist and a …

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    Review: The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

    by Joli June 25, 2022
    by Joli June 25, 2022

    This is different for me, but I actually listened to The Last Story of Mina Lee on audiobook! I’d love to try out more audiobooks. It’s nice to be able to get something else done while reading at the same …

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