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Thoughtful Bookish Gift Ideas

I’m the kind of person that likes to spend time planning out holiday gifts and getting all my lists ready for what I will need to purchase and this is the time of year I always start making those plans. I always try and get a few bookish things for certain family members, and then…
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Mid June Update – New Releases

Holy cow it’s been a busy month so far! My TBR pile is growing like a field of weeds, but I am elated with the reads that lay before me. Amazing partnerships are starting to bloom and I am being exposed to many new authors and books that I never thought imaginable. As new books…
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Book Review: When Leaves Listen by Katie Feavel

Title: When Leaves Listen Author: Katie Feavel Publisher: Self Published Release: April 13, 2018 Links: Amazon | Inkitt – Read For FREE | Goodreads Synopsis *Potential Spoiler Warning* Dorothy May Noles is 14 years old and a rupture between her world and the world of Sum has just turned her life upside down. Sum is…
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Hardcover, Paperback or E-book?!

If you’re reading this then you, like myself, LOVE to read. However, there are now multiple formats of books to choose from and it’s no easy feat to determine which option is the BEST option. Instead, I wanted to take a little bit of time just to review the pros and cons of each type.…
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Book Review: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

Title: Us Against You Author: Fredrik Backman Publisher: Atria Books Release: June 5, 2018 Links: Amazon | Simon and Schuster | Goodreads Synopsis Beartown has suffered from a tragic incident that is tearing the town apart at the seems. Driven to succeed by their shared passion for Beartown Hockey, the star team player was accused…
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Book Review: Hope of Ages Past by Bruce Gardner

Title: Hope of Ages Past Author: Bruce Gardner Publisher: Zino Publishing Release: June 18, 2018 Links: Amazon | Bruce Gardner Books | Goodreads Though they are now largely silent, the voices from the seventeenth century still speak to us from the innumerable texts and images we are fortunate to possess. They offer a warning of…
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