Rating: 5 Author: Rolf Dobelli Released Date: May 14, 2013 I enjoyed this book. It was straight and to the point, and it pointed out things that I had never thought of before. It made me think and understand a little about how the world works. I often find myself needing clarification when reading nonfiction and grasping at what the…
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Rating 2.4 Author: Emily Wiberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka Release Date: January 25, 2022 To say I disliked this book would be an understatement. For the life of me, I couldn’t get myself to fall into this story, and I found myself looking up in confusion and disbelief while reading this book. I had a hard time relating to the…
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Rating: 4.5 Author: Axie Oh Release Date: February 22, 2022 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea starts with Mina looking for her brother during a storm and telling of the love her brother has for Shim Cheong, who is to be sacrificed. Mina sees the love her brother has for Shim Cheong and knows that her brother would…
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Rating: 4 Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Released Date: November 5, 2013 The Naturals is a story about Cassie, who witnesses the aftermath of her mother’s murder and is never the same since. Unable to fit in with her dad’s side of the family, she pounces on the opportunity to join a program for special kids in hopes of finding her…
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Rating: 5 Author: Sue Monk Kidd Release Date: April 21, 2020 The Book of Longings is a fictional rewriting of the story of Jesus from a different perspective. What if Jesus had a wife, and her untold story was just untold? With this question, we meet Ana, a woman who has desires that do not fit a misogynistic world. Ana is…
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Rating: 4 Author: Ashley Poston Released Date: June 27, 2023 The Seven Year Slip was such a heartwarming read. It left me with a bittersweet ache in my chest and a confidence that life will work out. The author’s prose was a delight to experience. Her vivid descriptions and the world she painted with her words were truly…
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Rating: 3.5 Author: Emily Henry Released Date: May 11, 2021 People We Meet On Vacation begins with best friends Poppy and Alex, who often go on vacation together. On a vacation to Croatia, things between them take a turn and become the catalyst for no longer speaking to each other. Two years later, Poppy is stuck in a rut. The…
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The Shadow Between Us starts in the middle of Alessandra’s world, where you are thrown into one of her memories of her first lover and his murder, soon to discover she’s a promiscuous woman who enjoys her time with men. As you continue to read, you discover a young woman who is intelligent, strategic, cold, insecure, honest (to a point),…