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Book Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
I don’t read a huge amount of non-fiction anymore, but my husband bought me Furiously Happy for Christmas and I was thrilled. I’d read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it and my second read through was just as fun. Jenny Lawson writes about really serious, often difficult mental health issues in… Read more
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Book Review: Promise of Darkness by Bec McMaster
Promise of Darkness was gifted to me this holiday season by a wonderful friend who knows I have a love for fantasy romance novels. The premise is a bit of a blend of some major fantasies that are currently popular (think Blood and Ash meets A Court of Thorns and Roses with a mix of… Read more
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Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Book Lovers had immediate appeal to me based on the synopsis alone: a romantic comedy about a literary agent who keeps bumping into a handsome, brooding editor in small-town North Carolina. A book about books? That also involves the people who love books falling in love with each other? Yes please. This story had all… Read more
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January Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
It feels like January came and went in the blink of an eye. So much so that somehow, it’s February 7 and I’m only posting this recap now! The new year kicked off in a really fantastic way, full of friends, family, and great books. My husband was off for just over two weeks, which… Read more
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Book Review: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
I don’t typically read a lot of historical fiction, but I’d heard some really great things about The Marriage Portrait. The story follows Lucrezia de Medici, the third daughter of the Grand Duke of Florence in the 1550s-1560s and her short, tumultuous marriage to the Duke of Ferrara before her untimely death at just 16… Read more
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Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass was one of my favourite reads of 2022 and while I initially thought it would be hard for The Kingdom of Copper to live up to my expectations, it proved me wrong. This book was a wonderful build on the unique mythical middle eastern world that Chakraborty built in book one.… Read more
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