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We Don’t Talk about Carol by Kristen L. Berry
fiction / mystery / review

We Don’t Talk about Carol by Kristen L. Berry

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I enjoyed We Don’t Talk about Carol but at times it was a bit convoluted and sprawling. I’m not sure if the pregnancy storyline was needed or fit. It took away momentum from her family of origin story, the story of these missing Black girls and the investigation. I liked the main character and she … Continue reading →

Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks
history / nonfiction / review

Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Rachel • 5 Comments

I wanted to love Dolls of our Lives! I am a little older than the women who wrote this and didn’t know anyone who could afford these incredibly expensive dolls growing up but we all read the books so I was pretty familiar with the dolls. The catalogue was something I rushed to the mailbox … Continue reading →

Perfectly Nice Neighbors aka Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah
mystery / review / suspense

Perfectly Nice Neighbors aka Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Rachel • Leave a comment

After reading Those People Next Door (I read this book as an ARC entitled Perfectly Nice Neighbors which I believe is the UK title but it’s on Amazon as TPND) I read that the author’s other books were legal thrillers which surprised me because the court case was a real low part of the book. … Continue reading →

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