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  • Book ReviewsLiterary Fiction

    Review: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

    by Joli April 7, 2020
    by Joli April 7, 2020

    Dear Edward gave me sooo many feels. All the feels. I wondered when I started it why it seemed like so much is given away in the summary (the plane crash), but I soon saw that this book is SO …

  • Book ReviewsFiction

    Review: Invisible as Air

    by Joli October 16, 2019
    by Joli October 16, 2019

    Trigger warning: stillbirth. A book review, for me, is always a little bit personal. I write about what I think of books based on my own preferences, my own experiences, my own values. You read a book from your own …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review: Modern Loss

    by Joli February 12, 2018
    by Joli February 12, 2018

    This book is the kind of book that makes you feel lots of feels. I like to feel lots of feels and I read a lot about grief and loss, so this book was straight up my alley. If you’ve …

  • Book ReviewsLiterary FictionMemoir/Biography

    Review: In Every Moment We Are Still Alive

    by Joli February 5, 2018
    by Joli February 5, 2018

    This book has been called “one of the most powerful books about grief ever written.” Grief is a thing in my own life, and I’ve been reading a lot about it lately, so I was really looking forward to picking …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-FictionMemoir/Biography

    September Mini-Reviews: Three Nonfiction Greats

    by Joli September 6, 2017
    by Joli September 6, 2017

    I’ve read these three great nonfiction books lately, and I thought I’d review them together! Option B by Sheryl Sandberg For anyone who has ever grieved the loss of another human or has/is supporting someone going through grief, this book …

  • Book ReviewsMemoir/BiographySelf-Help

    Review: It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too)

    by Joli July 2, 2017
    by Joli July 2, 2017

    Nora McInerny is my grief hero and, whether you’re grieving someone (or something) or not, this is an amazing, funny, insightful read that you should most definitely pick up! A couple years ago, Nora miscarried her second child, lost her …

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