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Month: Feb 2022

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Book Review: Home Field Advantage

23rd Feb 2022Leave a comment

I reviewed Dahlia Adler's Cool For The Summer last year—just before I went on my impromptu hiatus—and it was such a joy to read that when I saw Home Field Advantage on NetGalley (coming out June 7), I knew I had to try to get my hands on a copy. Adler's writing is fun and … Continue reading Book Review: Home Field Advantage

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Book Review: Wish You Were Here

18th Feb 20221 Comment

Wish You Were Here was the February read for my online book club and I won't lie: I wasn't super jazzed to read it. I'm not sure I've read anything from Jodi Picoult (maybe something when I was in high school but nothing is coming to mind) but what I do know is that usually … Continue reading Book Review: Wish You Were Here

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Book Review: A Rip Through Time

15th Feb 202215th Feb 20225 Comments

I don't read a lot of mystery or detective stories—and after I read a good one I'm always wondering why that is because I generally enjoy them. The same goes for historical fiction. When I came across the description for A Rip Through Time (actually, let's face it, it was actually the beautiful cover that … Continue reading Book Review: A Rip Through Time

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Book Review: The Summer Place

7th Feb 202214th Apr 2022Leave a comment

Jennifer Weiner has been in the publishing industry for as long as I've been choosing my own books. Her debut novel Good In Bed came out in 2001; I was twelve years old and remember thinking the title was scandalous. Twenty-one years later, I got my hands on an ARC of The Summer Place (in … Continue reading Book Review: The Summer Place

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