Category: Book Reviews
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Book Review
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a delicious, slow-burn, emotional, complex story of friendship and love. Nerds rejoice at this poignant novel of two friends and creative partners, set atop the video game design industry in the early 2000’s. My Rating for Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Genre: Fiction; Length 401 pages…
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Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann | Book Review
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann is a non-fiction account of the mysterious mass murders of many wealthy Osage tribe members by their white neighbors and “friends” in Oklahama in the 1920s. It is the inspiration for the 2023 film by Martin Scorsese under…
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Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree | Book Review
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree is a cozy, light-hearted novel – a story of high fantasy and low stakes – as the cover describes. The book follows a battle-hardened orc, Viv, who decides to hang up her sword in favor of a slower life. She’s done with boss-slaying and ready to settle into a new life as…
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna | Book Review
My Rating for The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Genre: Fantasy ; Length: 318 pages The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is a perfectly bewitching novel! I knew it was the right accompaniment for my fall pumpkin bread baking kit because it just exudes warmth and coziness. Along with a slice…
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The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman | Book Review
My Rating for The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice Genre: Romance ; Length 368 pages The Bakeshop at Pumpkin by Spice by Donna Kauffman, Kate Angell, and Allyson Charles was like a Hallmark movie in book form. This book – the second book in the Moonbright, Maine trilogy – gets 3 stars for its cheesy…
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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune | Book Review
My Rating for The House in the Cerulean Sea Genre: Fantasy; Length: 396 pages The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune gets 4 stars for its heartwarming story of chosen family set against the whimsical backdrop of a magical orphanage. Interestingly, I picked this book up at my local Barnes & Noble from…
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“It Starts with Us” by Colleen Hoover
Book Review “It Starts with Us” by Colleen Hoover gets 3 stars for this perfectly fine book. It was a nice follow-up to “It Ends with Us”, but has little significance on its own. If you read the first book, I definitely recommend reading the second. This sequel was brought to you by booktok! Colleen…
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Book Review
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus takes us back to the 1960’s, where Chemist, Elizabeth Zott, struggles to gain respect, be taken seriously, and generally do her work and get credit for it at her all-male research institute. Those of us who work in male-dominated fields are already tired. We know the struggle all too…
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover | Book Review
My Rating for It Ends with Us When a book is this intense by the time you read the dedication, you can just imagine was the rest of the book will be like. For my father, who tried his very best not to be his worst. And for my mother, who made sure we never…