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    Book Review:: Counting Miracles | Nicholas Sparks

    September 24, 2024

    Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Jasper did, once. Now, after an insurmountable tragedy he’s convinced God has abandoned him. He hasn’t lost his faith…

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    Book Review:: Splendid Little Schemes | Robin Strong

    September 23, 2024

    As a 30-something middle-ish-class woman, I have been approached by a lot of MLMers through the years, and even joined a few (for the discount, of course).…

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    Book Review:: Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour | Nora Nguyen

    September 20, 2024

    (You’ll have to forgive me for not knowing the way to type the correct characters for the Vietnamese names/words in this review – I wish I did,…

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    Book Review:: The Slowest Burn | Sarah Chamberlin

    September 17, 2024

    So you like to read romance…lucky for you, I’ve found your next favorite romance author. Do you enjoy authors like Tarah Dewitt, Katherine Center, Sarah Adams, and…

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    Book Review:: Every Moment Since | Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

    September 15, 2024

    Tragedy changes people. It ripples outward, affecting more than just the usual suspects. It captures the families with the biggest waves, the friends and acquaintances, and still…

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    Book Review:: Once Upon A Boyband | Jenny Proctor

    September 13, 2024

    A book for all the fangirls out there who ever fanaticized about meeting their girlhood pop star crushes, catching their eye, and falling in head-over-heels MFEO love…

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    Book Review:: The Cheesemaker’s Daughter | Kristin Vukovic

    September 8, 2024

    Sometimes when it feels like life is falling apart, it’s really the opportunity for a new beginning. That’s the case for Marina, when she is disillusioned by…

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    Book Review:: Butter: A Novel of Food & Murder | Asako Yuzuki (Translated by Polly Barton)

    September 6, 2024

    Butter is a Japanese literary fiction novel hinged upon the premise of a journalist investigating the story of a renowned serial killer – a woman accused of…

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    Book Review:: Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid

    September 3, 2024

    Family is the most complex thing there is. The history. The responsibility. The everyday choices and the ones that come once in a lifetime. The mirrored features…

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    Book Review:: How to Hide in Plain Sight | Emma Noyes

    September 1, 2024

    How to Hide in Plain Sight is a powerful story about a young woman’s struggle to come to terms with her mental illness, her family, and the…

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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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