Month: June 2020

Book Review

WAKING GODS and ONLY HUMAN by Sylvain Neuvel

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Rating: 4 / 5 SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel was the September book for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram and I really enjoyed it. I immediately added books two and three of the Themis Files trilogy, WAKING GODS and ONLY HUMAN, to my shelf and there they sat for far too long. I… Continue reading WAKING GODS and ONLY HUMAN by Sylvain Neuvel

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THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY by Kelly Rimmer

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Rating: 5/ 5 I've seen a lot of wonderful reviews singing the praises of THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY by Kelly Rimmer and it made it onto my TBR. When I pulled the challenge prompt for a history or historical fiction, this was the title that came up in suggestions, so I downloaded the audiobook.… Continue reading THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY by Kelly Rimmer

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THE CHICKEN SISTERS by K.J. Dell’Antonia (Out 12/1/2020)

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Thank you to Putnam Books for the free review copy of THE CHICKEN SISTERS by KJ Dell’Antonia! Revised Publication Date: 12/1/2020 Rating: 4 / 5  In a small town in Kansas, years ago, two sisters started two competing fried chicken restaurants, Mimi’s and Frannie’s. The family business and the family rivalry have been passed down… Continue reading THE CHICKEN SISTERS by K.J. Dell’Antonia (Out 12/1/2020)

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ORANGE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 & 2 by Ichigo Takano

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 I had actually never picked up a physical copy of a manga book before ORANGE and I was a bit worried that I would get lost with reading in a way that my brain has been trained to think is backwards! Even so, I have seen several people mention loving ORANGE… Continue reading ORANGE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 & 2 by Ichigo Takano

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I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET EASIER by Abbi Waxman (Out Today!)

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Publication Date: 6/16/2020 Rating: 4 / 5 I received a complimentary galley of I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET EASIER by Abbi Waxman for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley and Edelweiss! I have quickly become a huge fan of Abbi Waxman in the last year, so I was thrilled to get the egalley… Continue reading I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET EASIER by Abbi Waxman (Out Today!)

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THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

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Rating: 5/ 5 THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY by Garrett M. Graff has been a highly anticipated read for me. At the same time, I've also been kind of dreading it because I knew that it would be an emotional roller coaster ride of a read. I decided that this was one that I… Continue reading THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez was May's pick for the #classicsbuddyread hosted by @freefallinreader. This is not one that I had a lot of familiarity with before it made it on the schedule, but I came across a copy in my used bookstore browsing so I was… Continue reading ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez

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NOTHING BUNDT TROUBLE by Ellie Alexander (Out 6/30/2020)

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Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the complimentary eARC of NOTHING BUNDT TROUBLE by Ellie Alexander for an honest review. Publication Date: 6/30/2020 Rating: 3.5 / 5 I needed a book with a pun in the title for one of my reading challenges and I knew that the cozy mystery genre would… Continue reading NOTHING BUNDT TROUBLE by Ellie Alexander (Out 6/30/2020)