Book Reviews
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Margo’s Got Money Troubles
by Rufi Thorpe Fiction | 5⭐️ | 6/11/24 | William Morrow Margo’s got trouble, and more than just money. A young single mother does everything she can to take care of her child. She starts an OnlyFans account and takes in her father, an ex-pro wrestler, Jinx, to help with child care. This is a… Continue reading
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There are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak Historical Fiction | 5⭐️ | 8/20/24 | Knopf I read somewhere that “beautifully written” is code for slow. Yes, I’m not going to lie, this is a slow book. It took me awhile to get through it. I even had to put it aside for a while. But it was absolutely beautiful.… Continue reading
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Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
by Patrick Hutchison Memoir | 5⭐️ | 12/3/24 | St. Martin’s Press A memoir of one man’s journey of restoring a run down off the grid cabin in the Pacific Northwest. Seems pretty simple and not something that would make a binge worthy book, but that is just what I did! This was more than… Continue reading
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The Wright Brothers
by David McCollough Biography | 4⭐️ | 3/20/15 | Simon & Schuster David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers is a captivating and well-researched biography that brings the story of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright to life. McCullough excels in portraying the brothers not just as inventors, but as methodical, humble individuals driven by determination and a shared… Continue reading
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The Summer of Yes
by Courtney Walsh Romance | 5⭐️ | 7/1/24 | Thomas Nelson Kelsey, a workaholic junior editor, has led her life absorbed with work and placing everything else second in life. When a near death experience and a fateful meeting of one of her idols, Georgina Tate, leads her to question everything, she has decided to change… Continue reading
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I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
by Jason Pargin Fiction | 4.5⭐️ | 9/24/24 | St. Martins Press What would you do if you were offered $200,000 cash to transport a woman and a large black box across the country? You cannot look inside the box. You cannot ask questions. You cannot tell anyone. You must leave immediately. And you must… Continue reading
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This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger Historical Fiction | 4⭐️ | 9/3/19 | Atria “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger is a novel that transports you to the Midwest in the 1930s. Krueger’s vivid prose and keen sense of place make you feel as if you’re right there alongside the characters. The story of Odie, Albert,… Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles Historical Fiction | 4⭐️ | 10/5/21 | Viking Emmet, an eighteen year old Nebraskan farm boy, has just been released from a boys home and is retuning home for his fathers funeral. Now parent-less, he is not responsible for his 8 year old brother, Billy. They decide to start over in San Francisco,… Continue reading
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James
by Percival Everett Historical Fiction | 5⭐️ | 3/19/24 | Knopf Doubleday “James” by Percival Everett is an imaginative retelling of”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the enslaved Jim’s Perspective. When Jim (James) overhears hat he is to be sold and separated from his wife and daughter, he escapes to Jackson Island to give… Continue reading
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All We Were Promised
by Ashton Lattimore Historical Fiction | 4.5⭐️ | 4/2/24 | Ballantine Books Ashton Lattimore’s Debut novel, “All We Were Promised,” is a fascinating look at Pre Civil War Philadelphia. A young housemaid with a risky secret befriends a wealthy abolitionist and works together to help an enslaved girl escape. While the characters are fictional, Lattimore… Continue reading
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