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The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time by Jane Bertch
I thought this would be a fun foodie memoir to read during a difficult time (my father-in-law just died and my dad is freshly out of the hospital after a long stay) but The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time by Jane Bertch was a big disappointment. For some … Continue reading
Books I Read in May 2024
All 34 books I read and listened to in May 2024 Continue reading
Brooklyn Kills Me by Emily Schultz
I really enjoyed the first book in this unexpected series. I always like when the characters aren’t just doctors, lawyers and soccer moms but people cobbling life together a little more. I also like the aspect of having friends that maybe you wouldn’t chose if you met them today sticking around. I felt like Brooklyn … Continue reading
Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt
I have been reading Caroline Leavitt’s books for a very long time, longer than I’d like to admit! I think I might have even been in college when I read my first one. So I was happy to be part of the influencer tour for the book. Days of Wonder had a lot of elements … Continue reading
Every Book I Read in April 2024
All 29 books I read in April 2024.
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The Death of Us by Lori Rader-Day
The plot of The Death of Us isn’t bad idea—the body of woman who may be the birth mother of your not quite adoptive teenage son is found in the quarry behind your house—but the execution was kind of slow. Not much happened for many chapters at a time beyond the main character talking about … Continue reading
The Wives: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo
The Wives probably should have been called “The Wife” because it was really mostly about her (understandably!) and she didn’t really explore the wives outside of their relationship to her. The other wives actually seemed annoyed by her quite a bit which she sort of noticed but never explored. I wish she had included more … Continue reading
What I Read in March 2024
What I thought about all 31 books I read in March 2024 Continue reading
This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life by Lyz Lenz
This American Ex-Wife is another book where I wish it was just a memoir and the author didn’t try to make so many connections to the greater world. I don’t think they worked as well as they could have. Unlike Geraldine DeRuiter, she is a journalist and experienced researcher but it doesn’t help as much … Continue reading
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