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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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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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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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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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Top 7 Tips to Read on a Budget: From Local Library to NetGalley
Have you every walked into a bookstore and been overwhelmed by all the books that you wanted to read and the lack of funds available to buy them? Or maybe felt guilty about spending money on yet another book? This was me in the heart of 2020 when things (like the library) were closed. I Continue reading
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