By Nina Kenwood Pages: 320Genre: Young Adult, New Adult, Rom-ComRating: ⭐⭐⭐¾ This book is a loaner from my sister, who I believe got it as a blind date book from the local bookstore. If I were to describe this book in three words it would be Melbourne, Questioner, First Love. That first love could also be, […]
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By Melissa Urban Pages: 368Genre: Self Help, Personal Development, Mental HealthRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve been a fan of Melissa Urban since her “It Starts With Food” days, and from when I did my first Whole30 all the way back in July 2013. If you have ever done the Whole30 program you’ll be familiar with the limits
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By Gabrielle Zevin Pages: Paperback 401Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, LiteraryMi Rating: ⭐⭐⭐¼ Sadie and Sam first meet as children, and bond over video games. Fast forward many years later, a chance encounter at the train station Sadie & Sam meet and rekindle their friendship and their love of video games. If I were to describe this
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Setting an ambitious goal of reading 100 books for 2022 was a big task. From classics to trilogies, to retellings to LGBTQIA+ nothing was off limits. There were some surprising reads, but also some duds. Never discredit the average book. There is nothing wrong with average. It’s the average books that make you appreciate the
By Adam Silvera Pages: Hardcover 560, Paperback 368, Audiobook 6 hours.Mi Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a prequel to They Both Die at the End. Set ten years prior in 2010, tells the story of Valentino and Orion. Death-Cast has just launched. Valentino has just moved to New York, and his twin sister Scarlett is making
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By Rachel GivneyPaperback: 432 pagesPublished: June 1st, 2021 by Penguin Random House AustraliaGenre: Historial fictionMi Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐& 3/4 Stars Set in Poland on the brink of the Second World War, 16-year-old Marie’s primary concern is the disappearance of her mother fifteen years prior. Marie’s father Dominik a well-respected and innovative doctor at the local hospital is silent
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By Taylor Jenkins-Reid 385 pages, PaperbackFirst published June 13, 2017Mi Rating: 4.25 Stars Evelyn Hugo is glamorous. (Think Elizabeth Taylor glamorous). When she is ready to tell all about her life, she specifically chooses Monique Grant of Vivant (let’s just say Vogue) magazine. Monique questions why her. Her life is in shambles, her husband has
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By Taylor Jenkins Reid 355 pages, HardcoverFirst published March 5, 2019Mi Rating: 3 Stars My daughter really wanted to get me a book for my birthday. She knows I like to read, and it has also rubbed off on her. We were in a boutique bookstore in Hamilton, and my husband was “find something tell
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This year I have powered through a lot more audiobooks than I have in the past. With a 30-minute commute to work, I get an hour of reading time 5 days a week. Then there are also long run days, to enjoy my audiobooks as well. While the year is not up yet, listening to
By Fiona Lucas Paperback: 432Rating: 3.5 stars Three years ago, the love of Anna’s life Spencer was tragically killed in an accident while going to the corner shop to get milk. For the last three years, Anna has really been existing. Everyone keeps telling her to move on, but how can she when she lost
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