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December 1, 2024

The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library, Matt Haig, 2020 The story starts with the worst (and last) day of Nora Seed’s life. She’s 35 years old, living…

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October 20, 2024

The Beach At Summerly

The Beach At Summerly, Beatriz Williams, 2023 A poised and literary historical fiction romance. It’s been a while since I’ve had the peace and…

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October 4, 2024

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, 1891 This is one of those novels I didn’t love until I read an analysis on (and,…

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September 21, 2024

Crown Of Midnight

Crown of Midnight, Sarah J Maas, 2013  Let it first be noted that the reading order for the Throne of Glass series is highly…

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August 21, 2024

Good Omens

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, 1990  You’ve gotta be kidding me!  Truthfully, I’m…

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August 14, 2024

Happy Place

Happy Place, Emily Henry, 2023  Emily Henry has done it again, my guys. There is no better summer romance writer. Her novels bring me…

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August 9, 2024

Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas, 2012 (Spoilers) Sarah J. Maas’s other series, ACOTAR, is my all-time favorite, making Throne of Glass quite the…

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August 3, 2024

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë, 1847  I wanted to post about this novel on my blog because it’s Wuthering Heights, for crying out loud! But,…

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July 29, 2024

Better Than The Movies

Better Than The Movies, Lynn Painter, 2021  This one was a BANGER for a first light summer read—though it isn’t actually based in summer…

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July 15, 2024

Paradise

Paradise, Toni Morrison, 1998 (This is a critical paper, written for a Graduate class on Works by Toni Morrison, in which I analyze the…

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