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    Book Review:: Intermezzo | Sally Rooney

    February 28, 2025

    I am perpetually entranced by the writing of Sally Rooney. Her prose is simple and sad, poetic and deeply honest. Each of her novels feels like a…

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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave | Elle Cosimano

    February 23, 2025

    Finlay Donovan’s relentless adventure continues in her fifth book, Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave. Not only is it my favorite title of the series, it might…

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    Book Review:: Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy

    February 21, 2025

    A few years ago I was in a phase of absolutely inhaling books for a minute there. Most of what I read then is now a blur,…

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    Book Review:: When We Grow Up | Angelica Baker

    February 18, 2025

    Looking for a book that hits on every hyper-zennial political and culture topic there is without actually giving any substance to any of it? Man, I hate…

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    Book Review:: The Perfect Rom-Com | Melissa Ferguson

    February 17, 2025

    I am happy to report another 5-star romance to blissfully indulge in with a title that isn’t shy about what it is: The Perfect Rom Com. Bryony…

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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice | Elle Cosimano

    February 16, 2025

    Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is the fourth book in a contemporary mystery series starring a romantic suspense writer (and young mother) who has gotten herself into…

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    Book Review:: Beartown | Fredrik Backman

    February 14, 2025

    For most, hockey is just a sport, but for one little town deep in the forests of Sweden, it is everything. For the first time in decades,…

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    Book Review:: Change of Heart | Falon Ballard

    February 11, 2025

    Our lives are made up of one moment to the next – moments that are mostly logical and organic as they happen. If we’re not careful, those…

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    Book Review:: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun | Elle Cosimano

    February 9, 2025

    What have Finlay and Vero gotten themselves into next? Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is the third book in a sometimes-hilarious contemporary mystery series led by a…

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    Book Review:: Exes & O’s | Amy Lea

    February 7, 2025

    What if your next great love was one you already had? What a question. Timing is everything, after all. Then again, maybe fixating on your past can…

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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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