Category: Random House
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Review: FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL by Beck Dorey-Stein
Thank you so very much to Random House for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Description: In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein is working five part-time jobs and just scraping by when a posting on Craigslist lands her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama’s stenographers. The ultimate D.C. outsider,…
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Review: PROVIDENCE by Caroline Kepnes
Thank you so much to Random House and Lenny Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: Best friends in small-town New Hampshire, Jon and Chloe share a bond so intense that it borders on the mystical. But before Jon can declare his love for his soul mate, he…
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Review: YOU THINK IT, I’LL SAY IT by Curtis Sittenfeld
So many thanks to Random House for my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: Curtis Sittenfeld has established a reputation as a sharp chronicler of the modern age who humanizes her subjects even as she skewers them. Now, with this first collection of short fiction, her “astonishing gift for creating characters…
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Mini Book Review: IN CONCLUSION, DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT by Lauren Graham
Thank you so much Random House for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description: In this expansion of the 2017 commencement speech she gave at her hometown Langley High, Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, reflects on growing up, pursuing your dreams, and living in the here and now. “Whatever…
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Book Mail: THE DARKLING BRIDE by Laura Andersen
Thank you so much to Random House and Ballantine Books for sending this gorgeous free copy! This looks fantastic and I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS: The Gallagher family has called Deeprath Castle home for seven hundred years. Nestled in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland, the estate is now slated to become a public…
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Book Mail: ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Elizabeth J. Church & THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE by Melanie Benjamin
Thank you so much Random House for sending me these gorgeous copies! The are STUNNING and look incredible! I will leave the synopses below. ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS: A powerful novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas—and finds unexpected fortune, friendship, and love. It…
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Book Mail: SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik
Many thanks to Random House for sending me this lovely free copy! The cover is BEAUTIFUL and I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS: A spellbinding debut novel about the trailblazing Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, who defied society’s expectations to find her voice and her destiny “Remember the flight, for the bird is mortal.”…
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Fabulous Book Mail: MY NAME IS VENUS BLACK by Heather Lloyd
BIG thanks to Random House and The Dial Press for sending me this beautiful copy! This book has been on my radar for months so I am very excited to read it! Sounds excellent! In this riveting, heartfelt debut, a young woman assumes a new name to escape her dark past and find the redemption…
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Book Mail: BRASS by Xhenet Aliu
Thank you so much to Random House for this amazing surprise! I love the cover and this looks excellent! It’s been on my radar for months and cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS: A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets…
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Book Mail: THE STORM KING by Brendan Duffy
Thank you so much to Ballantine Books and Random House for sending me a free copy of THE STORM KING. I have been wanting to read this for months and I can’t wait to get started! Synopsis: Burying the past only gives it strength—and fury. Nate McHale has assembled the kind of life most people…