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Continue reading →: The Trade Off ReviewMy first #ARC review! How exciting! #TheTradeOff by Samantha Greene Woodruff is the story of Bea Abramovitz, the ambitious and whip-smart daughter of Jewish immigrants who is determined to use her gift for math and numbers on Wall Street as a broker. But women are not offered a seat at…
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Continue reading →: Irish Reads for St. Paddy’s DaySt. Patrick’s Day is my favorite holiday. I know that may seem weird to you. I’m not here to change your mind; I’m here to speak my truth. And the truth is that I love St. Paddy’s Day. And no, it has nothing to do with drinking (although I do…
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Continue reading →: My Top Reads from the Last Four YearsI thought I’d get back into book blogging by highlighting my top book from each of the last four years! On Instagram I do a “Best 9” at the end of the year. I’ve included those lists and quick ratings as well. Let’s get to it! 2020: Royal Holiday by…
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Continue reading →: The “I’m Back” Blog PostOne cannot simply go on hiatus for four years, without a prosaic “I’m back” post. The prodigal blogger has returned! Stepping away was both unintentional and intentional. The simple answer is that Writing and I went through a rough patch. I became disillusioned with my beloved craft. Writing used to…
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Continue reading →: Welcome 2020!Happy new year, book friends! I’ve already set my Goodreads Challenge for 2020 and there’s a stack of books calling my name. To celebrate the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, here’s the list of all 27 books I read last year. This year I’m aiming for 30!…
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Continue reading →: The Night CircusThe Night Circus is one of those books that I’ve been meaning to read forever. I was slightly wary of it because of comparisons to Harry Potter. That’s a tall order, especially to a super fan like myself. However, a few people that I know (and trust their bookish opinions),…
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Continue reading →: The Summer Reading SlumpPlease pardon my hiatus; my summer reading took a nose-dive. I was sick for most of August, had a one week reprieve, then got sick AGAIN the first week of September, had another short break, but ended up feeling under the weather again this past Monday. The only thing I…
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Continue reading →: A Woman is No ManA Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum was one of the books I was looking forward to reading the most this year. It did not disappoint, but it also completely broke my heart. Here’s the synopsis from the back of the book: “Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books…
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Continue reading →: It was the Summer of ’69It’s July and I’m deep into my summer reading. I’m an avid reader all year long, but there’s something special about reading when the weather gets warm. The summer read I was highly anticipating was Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand. Luckily, it was one of the options for my Book…
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Continue reading →: Hello, Sunshine; Hello, SummerLet’s make one thing very clear – I LOVE the Food Network. For a long time, not only did I not like to cook, but I really didn’t know how to cook. When I moved into my first apartment by myself I had to learn fast. I couldn’t afford to…
