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June Expectations

April and May have been a whirlwind for me as we celebrated the birth of our baby girl Elizabeth on March 28th. Trying to keep up will three kids and recover from childbirth hadme exhausted. Getting back to my books amidst all this excitement has proven to help me find my balance again. I’ve been…
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Book Review: Balm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Title: Balm Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez Release: May, 2015 Publisher: Amistad “Despite the taste for solitude she’d craved in her youth, she now longed for someone with whom she could share her impressions.” – Sadie, Balm When I first picked up this book, my impression was that it would be an easy read filled with magical…
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Book Review: City of Brass by S.A.Chakraborty

Title: City of Brass Author: S.A. Chakraborty Publisher: Harper Voyager Release: November, 2017 This was by far my favorite read in 2017. As a member of Book of the Month this was my December selection along with another read. As I waited for it to arrive, I couldn’t stop my excitement over what I had…
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Why do I review books?

As I’ve started my bookstagram journey and really ironed out my processes for organizing how I read and review books, I’ve been thinking through WHY I review books. In this article I want to outline a little of my back story and then overview the top reasons why I review books. First off, if you…
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Book Review: Hasib & the Queen of Serpents

Title: Hasib & the Queen of Serpents Author: David B. Publisher: NBM Publishing Release: June, 2018 I was given the lovely opportunity to review this upcoming graphic novel being released in June. At first, I was attracted to it because of the cover. Usually a story about serpents entails an engrossing adventure about choices we…
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Book Review: Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan

Title: Rainbirds Author: Clarissa Goenawan Publisher: Soho Press Release: March 2018 Keiko Ishida had always been so thoughtful and well liked. I didn’t think anyone could hate her enough to kill her in such a gruesome way. – Rainbirds Rainbirds was my book of choice in my March Book of the Month box. The quote…
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