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Everything I Read in September 2025
All 28 books I read in September 2025 Continue reading
The Ascent by Allison Buccola
A quick review of The Ascent by Allison Buccola Continue reading
Everything I Read in August 2025
All 26 books I read in August 2025 Continue reading
Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh
I was really looking forward to Other People’s Houses. I ended up getting an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher but I had pre-ordered it because my local libraries don’t always carry her books. I really enjoyed the first (and second!) book in this series (and her other books) but this one was a little … Continue reading
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Mad Mabel was a delight! I was hopeful because I loved the cover and I’ve enjoyed other books by Sally Hepworth. I was not disappointed. The side characters from her aunt and her neighbors were a lot of fun. They all felt fully fleshed out and just odd enough to be interesting but not too … Continue reading
Everything I Read in July 2025
Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew (reread) Looking for Me: …in This Great Big Family by Betsy R. Rosenthal (cute and local) Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy with Tim Parks (Translator) (eh) The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson (unraveled at the end) Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang (forgettable) Blood … Continue reading
Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, a Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table by Besha Rodell
I had high hopes but Hunger Like a Thirst didn’t flow well and was frustrating to read.. It was largely chronological but then she’d throw in some random essays Her mother left her minor sister with them early in their marriage and her career and then didn’t give them financial support. I would have liked … Continue reading
Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
If it wasn’t for some dark themes I would have thought this book was written for children. The writing is very simplistic. Everyone’s thought process is very black and white. The bad men are very bad. The influencers are all liars. The prairie is vast. It is an odd choice to write about influencers when … Continue reading
What I read June 2025
All 23 books I read in June 2025 Continue reading
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