Category: Literary Fiction
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Mini Review: ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman
āI do not light up a room when I walk into it. No one longs to see me or hear my voice. I do not feel sorry for myself, not in the least. These are simply statements of fact.ā ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE is one of my favorite books from last year! I first…
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Mini Review: THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO is PHENOMENAL. It has everything from brilliant writing, to well developed characters, to scandal, to mystery, to intrigue, with an outstanding plot. I loved every page and I actually cried, which I never do! I fell head over heels in love with this book, so of course, I immediately…
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Review: MAP OF SALT AND STARS by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Many thanks to Touchstone Books for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā In the summer of 2011, just after Nour loses her father to cancer, her mother moves Nour and her sisters from New York City back to Syria to be closer to their family. In order to keep her…
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Review: HOW TO WALK AWAY by Katherine Center
Thank you so much St. Martinās Press for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future sheās worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancĆ© she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just…
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Review: THE GLITCH by Elisabeth Cohen
Thank you so much Doubleday Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā Shelley Stone, wife, mother, and CEO of the tech company Conch, is committed to living her most efficient life. She takes her “me time” at 3:30 a.m. on the treadmill, power naps while waiting in line,…
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Review: MY EX-LIFE by Stephen McCauley
Thank you so much to Flatiron Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā David Hedgesās life is coming apart at the seams. His job helping San Francisco rich kids get into the colleges of their (parentsā) choice is exasperating; his younger boyfriend has left him; and the beloved…
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Review: WELCOME TO LAGOS by Chibundu Onuzo
Iām so thankful to Catapult for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā When the army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows it is time to desert his post. As he travels toward Lagos with Yįŗ¹mi, his junior officer, and into the heart of a political…
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Book Review: TREEBORNE by Caleb Johnson
Thank you so much to Picador for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā Janie Treeborne lives on an orchard at the edge of Elberta, Alabama, and in time, she has become its keeper. A place where conquistadors once walked, and where the peaches they left behind now grow, Elberta…
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Review: TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN RACIST by Blanche McCrary Boyd
Thank you so much Counterpoint Press for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:Ā Ellenās brother, Royce, was a celebrated novelist who, a decade earlier, saw his work adopted by racists and fell under the sway of white supremacy. Ellen thought him dead from a botched FBI raid on his compound.…
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Book Mail: THE PISCES by Melissa Broder
Many thanks to Crown Publishing for this lovely free copy! This cover is everything and I cannot wait to read it! Synopsis:Ā Lucy has been writing her dissertation on Sappho for nine years when she and her boyfriend break up in a dramatic flameout. After she bottoms out in Phoenix, her sister in Los Angeles…