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    Book Review:: The Heart of Everything | Marc Levy

    May 10, 2026

    The Heart of Everything is a magical tale of fathers and sons and the intricacies of families. Thomas’s father passed away five years ago, but he still…

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    Book Review:: Girls Our Age | Pheobe Thompson

    May 9, 2026

    This psychologically intense story of female friendship was kind of like a fever dream, if I’m honest. Lily, Ana, and Margot have been friends since they were…

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    Book Review:: And Now, Back to You | B.K. Borison

    May 8, 2026

    I remember when B.K. Borison announced her deal for the Heartstrings series on social media: a series based on the 90s rom coms hard-coded into the DNA…

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    Book Review:: Shaolin Spirit | Shi Heng Yi

    May 7, 2026

    The Shaolin way is deeply philosophical and self-reflective. While there are several stances and physical practices laid out in this book, I went into it more for…

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    Book Review:: Drive Me Crazy | Lizzy Dent

    May 6, 2026

    Buckle in, chappies, we’re going racing! We all know I’m a sucker for romance, and racing, so a romance with a backdrop of racing should be my…

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    Book Review:: How the Story Goes | Andrew Forrester

    May 5, 2026

    What happens when an author dies before finishing a beloved series? *ahem, Martin* In the case of an uproariously popular children’s fantasy series by Helen Longacre, she…

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    Book Review:: The Bodyguard Affair | Amy Lea

    May 4, 2026

    Ah, good ol’ rom-com territory for the first time in awhile! The Bodyguard Affair by Amy Lea is an engaging, spicy, and always moving forward. The premise…

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    Book Review:: Jitterbug | Gareth Powell

    May 3, 2026

    I really need to read more science fiction. This political space adventure was delightful. This is a self-contained propulsive novel that felt like the best episodes of…

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    Book Review:: Over and Over | Becky Hunter

    April 28, 2026

    So it turns out I’m a sucker for love stories through time (who knew there were so many of them?!), but this one has a twist on…

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    Book Review:: Rules of the Heart | Janice Hadlow

    April 27, 2026

    Have you ever been swept up in an engrossing historical timepiece that runs on romance? If not, you need to pick up Rules of the Heart by…

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Emily's bookshelf: read

What the River Knows
The Rule Book
Wild Love
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
The Cheat Sheet
The Rom-Commers
Not in Love
My Not So Perfect Life
First Down
Clean Sweep
Greta & Valdin
The True Love Experiment
Killing Floor
Hate Mail
The Unhoneymooners
This Bird Has Flown
Savor It
Thank You for Listening
This Summer Will Be Different
The Last City


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