In 2022 I set an ambitious reading goal of 100 books. I was fooling myself if I thought I could pull out another 100 books for the year. Instead, I settled for 52 books, which equates to a book a week, which is completely doable. Books Read or Listened to in 2023 A = AudiobookB […]
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By Michelle McCaw Book 3 in the Synergy Workplace Series, but also a standalone novel Publication Date: April 30, 2023Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Opposites AttractRating: ⭐⭐⭐½Spice: 🌶️🌶️ I had just finished Imperfect Chemistry and was looking for the next book to read. Which was to be Gretchen Rubin’s Life in Five Sense. While typing in the
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By Alison Cochrun Pages: 368Publication Date: November 1, 2022Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+, HolidayRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ “Kiss Her Once for Me” is a festive and heartwarming romance about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister. If I were to describe this story in just a few short words it would be: Christmas,
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By Bonnie Garmus Pages: 400Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Feminism, ContemporaryRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lessons in Chemistry was a book I placed on my reading list back in 2022. My sister loaned me this book back around Easter. (We haven’t seen each other in a while.) It has been sitting on my TBR since then (hey I have
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By Colleen Coleman Pages: 264Genre: Chick-Lit, Romance, ContemporaryRating: ⭐⭐⭐ The worst day of Lily Buckley’s life was being jilted at the altar by her fiance Adam when he told her he didn’t want to marry her and was in love with her best friend. Ouch. Since then Lily has been living on auto piolet. Working a
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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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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 Cass Moriarty Paperback: 304 PagesGenre: Australian, Contemporary, Rating: 4 stars The story of an older man and a 10-year boy on a suburban street in the city of Brisbane. While we never learn their names, we do learn their stories. For the purpose of this review, I’m going to call the old man Robert
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