Book Reviews
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Title: Remarkably Bright Creatures Author: Shelby Van Pelt Genre: Contemporary Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Why I read it: Recommendations from friends Remarkably Bright Creatures will change the way you see octopuses forever. The tale follows the loveable (and often misunderstood) Marcellus,… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Kiss Quotient
Title: The Kiss Quotient Author: Helen Hoang Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance Rating: ★★★★★ Why I read it: Blind Date With a Book hosted by my local library The Kiss Quotient is an adorably smart and sexy tale following Stella who… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Courage to Be Disliked
Title: The Courage to Be Disliked Author: Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga Genre: Nonfiction, Self Help Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Why I read it: To overcome my fear of being disliked by others The Courage to Be Disliked follows a discussion between a… Continue reading
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Book Review: My Brilliant Friend
Title: My Brilliant Friend Author: Elena Ferrante with Ann Goldstein (Translator) Genre: Literary Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Why I read it: NYT Best 100 Books of the 21st Century List My Brilliant Friend begins in the 1950s in a poor but… Continue reading
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January Wrap Up
What better way to wrap up the longest month of the year than with a post about the books I read to pass the time? For those of you who are into visuals and data (like me), here’s my reading… Continue reading
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Book Review: Follow Me
Title: Follow Me Author: Kathleen Barber Genre: Mystery, Thriller Rating: ★★★★☆ Why I read it: Random library find Returning to my beloved mysteries and thrillers after a long hiatus, and this felt like a breath of fresh air. Follow Me… Continue reading
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Book Review: Dinner for Vampires
Title: Dinner for Vampires Author: Bethany Joy Lenz Genre: Memoir Rating: Unranked Why I read it: book club selection for January This memoir is challenging—it’s at times really dark, emotional, and sad. If I rated memoirs, it’s everything a five-star… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Villain Edit
Title: The Villain Edit Author: Laurie Devore Genre: Contemporary, Romance Rating: ★★★☆☆ Why I read it: I unwrapped my “date with a book” I purchased in December and decided to read it Attention Bachelor Nation! This one is for you.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Yes Please
Title: Yes Please Author: Amy Poehler Genre: Memoir Rating: Unranked (I don’t like ranking memoirs!) Why I read it: because I thought it would be interesting I don’t read a lot of memoirs, but right away, I could tell this… Continue reading
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2024 Year of Reading: A Comprehensive List
2024 Year of Reading: A Comprehensive List Goodness, 2024 was a year! When January 1st rolled around, I decided to challenge myself to read one book for every letter of the alphabet. Little did I know this challenge would reignite… Continue reading
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