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Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group Year Published: 2022 A while ago I asked my fellow bookstagrammers for recommendations for “sad girl summer” books. Someone commented and recommended Hurricane Girl. I hadn’t heard much about this book, but I heard mixed things about Very Nice, the author’s…
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Delphi by Clare Pollard
Publisher: Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster) Year Published: 2022 Thank you Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites for my copy of Delphi. When I saw the synopsis for Delphi, I was intrigued. I felt like it was a book that I would enjoy, particularly…
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Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Publisher: Back Bay Books; Year Published: 2017 LESS is a book I’ve seen littered all over the bookish corners of the internet, in every used bookstore, on “notable book” stands in Barnes & Noble and other bookstores. It’s highly recommended. It’s won many literary awards,…
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Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
Publisher: Berkley Books; Year Published: 2020 Lately, I’ve been trying to read the books sitting on my shelves that I haven’t read yet. That includes past Book of the Month picks (I no longer subscribe). This was a solid three-star read for me – enjoyable…
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HAPPY PEOPLE READ & DRINK COFFEE by Agnes Martin-Lugand
I bought this book years ago but it sat on my shelf for a long time. I picked it up one Sunday and finished it the same day. It’s a very quick read, but honestly… Not very good. It opens dramatically with Diane’s husband and…
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THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson
Synopsis: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair’s construction, tangentially collides with H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor who uses the Fair as an opportunity to lure victims into his World’s Fair Hotel, which had a…
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