Month: May 2021

Book Review

THE PLOT by Jean Hanff Korelitz

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I received a complimentary ALC of THE PLOT by Jean Hanff Korelitz thanks to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley. Rating: 4 / 5 Publication Date: 5/11/2021 THE PLOT follows struggling author Jacob Finch Bonner. After the release of a reasonably well received novel, he has struggled to follow it up. In the meantime he is teaching… Continue reading THE PLOT by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Monday Reading Check In, Uncategorized

Monday Reading Check In

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Happy Monday! For those celebrating, I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. For everyone, I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I kicked off my slightly long weekend taking a half day off on Friday and making a trip to the cupcake shop, so it was a pretty good weekend for me! For today's… Continue reading Monday Reading Check In

Book Review

IN THE QUICK by Kate Hope Day

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I received a gifted copy of IN THE QUICK by Kate Hope Day from Random House! Rating: 4 / 5 IN THE QUICK follows June, a young girl with a special gift for mechanical invention. Her gift is nurtured by her uncle who worked on fuel cells for space exploration. Her uncle passed away when… Continue reading IN THE QUICK by Kate Hope Day

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FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Angeline Boulley

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Rating: 5 / 5 FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Angeline Boulley was one of our #SaturdayBookstaClub book picks for April. I had heard all good things going into this one and the cover is absolutely stunning, so I was super hyped to read it. I also received a complementary ALC copy of this one from Macmillan Audio… Continue reading FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Angeline Boulley

Book Review

GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD by Holly Jackson

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 The #SaturdayBookstaClub group read A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson last year and really enjoyed it, so we decided to put the extra Saturday in May to use to read the sequel, GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD. I've been holding on to this one since it came out in… Continue reading GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD by Holly Jackson

Book Review

ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman

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Rating: 5 / 5 I have become a huge fan of Fredrik Backman so I immediately added ANXIOUS PEOPLE to my TBR when it was announced. Still, somehow, I never got the opportunity to pick it up. When a friend announced that she was doing a BOTM backlist readathon in April, I put this one… Continue reading ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman

Book Review

MAZIE by Melanie Crowder

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Rating: 4 / 5 I received MAZIE by Melaie Crowder in my YA Once Upon a Book Club box. This is a book I wasn't at all familiar with before the book hint came out. It isn't my usual type of read, but that's the fun of this book box! MAZIE follows the title character… Continue reading MAZIE by Melanie Crowder

Book Review

ARSENIC AND ADOBO by Mia P. Manansala (Out Today!)

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I received a gifted galley of ARSENIC AND ADOBO by Mia P. Manansala for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 5/4/2021 Rating: 3.5 / 5 ARSENIC AND ADOBO follows Lila, a young woman who has moved back home to help her… Continue reading ARSENIC AND ADOBO by Mia P. Manansala (Out Today!)

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN CUBA by Chanel Cleeton (Out Today!)

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I received a gifted galley of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN CUBA by Chanel Cleeton for an honest review. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review! Publication Date: 5/4/2021 Rating: 4.5 / 5 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN CUBA follows three women. In Gilded Age New York,… Continue reading THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN CUBA by Chanel Cleeton (Out Today!)