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    Book vs. Movie: Murder on the Orient Express

    by Caleigh June 10, 2018
    by Caleigh June 10, 2018

    The Book When the trailer forย Murder on the Orient Expressย emerged in 2017, I knew I was going to be all over it. The boyfriend and I scheduled a “movie day” with his mom, who is a huge crime reader (and …

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    Review: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells

    by Caleigh February 12, 2018
    by Caleigh February 12, 2018

    โ€œThe impossible happens once to each of us.โ€ The Synopsis: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wellsย by Andrew Sean Greer is the story of a young womanโ€™s travel through time to escape heavy loss, while she experiments with which life is …

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    Review: It Takes Two — Our Story

    by Aubrey November 17, 2017
    by Aubrey November 17, 2017

    As anyone who follows my Goodreads can quickly note, I’m a sucker for author-read celebrity memoir(ish) audiobooks. My latest choice was It Takes Two: Our Story, by Jonathan and Drew Scott. One of my guilty pleasures is watching HGTV when …

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    Review Roundup: June Edition

    by Aubrey June 28, 2017
    by Aubrey June 28, 2017

    It’s been a busy few months for me, but I’ve still been reading quite a bit — thank goodness for audiobooks! Here’s what I think of the books I’ve been reading lately; there are a few lemons but several truly …

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    Review Roundup

    by Janna June 13, 2017
    by Janna June 13, 2017

    As I noted in my last Review Roundup, it can be difficult to write a full fledged book review for every book you read. For me, writing a short Goodreads’ review can be just enough. Because my last post was …

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    Review: What Alice Forgot

    by Janna August 29, 2016
    by Janna August 29, 2016

    What Alice Forgot was my first Liane Moriarty novel, but it definitely wonโ€™t be my last! Alice wakes up after hitting her head at the gym and has forgotten the last 10 years of her life. She doesn’t remember her …

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    Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

    by Joli July 7, 2016
    by Joli July 7, 2016

    Where’d You Go, Bernadetteย is one of the best books I’ve read all year! The story is a quirky one, and for me, it was the perfect amount of quirky. I read this on the train when I was returning from …

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    Review: For the Love by Jen Hatmaker

    by Becky April 4, 2016
    by Becky April 4, 2016

    Why: A long time friend was actually on the launch team for this book and sent me a copy even as I was anxiously awaiting my turn at the library! The tagline was really what attracted me to the book …

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    The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey

    by Joli February 6, 2016
    by Joli February 6, 2016

    When this book popped up as the next to be read in my book club, I had no idea what to expect. See, I like jumping into book club books without reading about them first. I don’t read the synopsis …

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