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The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib #review #fiction

Overview Yara Zgheib’s poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman’s struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life.   The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The … Continue reading

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The Military Wife by Laura Trentham #review #fiction #romance #giveaway

Overview A young widow embraces a second chance at life when she reconnects with those who understand the sacrifices made by American soldiers and their families in award-winning author Laura Trentham’s The Military Wife. Harper Lee Wilcox has been marking time … Continue reading

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Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser #review #fiction

Overview The next “masterful” (Publishers Weekly) novel from “the gifted Jessica Strawser” (Adriana Trigiani), hailed as “immensely satisfying” (Kathleen Barber) and “that book you can’t put down” (Sally Hepworth). A video call between friends captures a shocking incident no one … Continue reading

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Miraculum by Steph Post #review #historicalfiction

Overview The year is 1922. The carnival is Pontilliar’s Spectactular Star Light Miraculum, set up on the Texas-Louisiana border. One blazing summer night, a mysterious stranger steps out onto the midway, lights a cigarette and forever changes the world around … Continue reading

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January Audible Reads #audible #audiblebooks

Well, thanks to 24in48 hours readathon, I went through some audio books this month! Sold on a Monday will have you in tears! Excellent The Reckoning is typical John Grisham. I did feel the ending was rushed. Could have been … Continue reading

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That Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron #historicalfiction #review

Overview The Paris Wife meets PBS’s Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history’s most remarkable women: Winston Churchill’s scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome. Wealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took … Continue reading

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The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff #review #5starread #historicalfiction #releaseday

Overview Cosmopolitan Best Book Club Book of 2019 PopSugar Must-Read Book of 2019 Glamour Best Book of 2019 “Fraught with danger, filled with mystery, and meticulously researched, The Lost Girls of Paris is a fascinating tale of the hidden women … Continue reading

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Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz #review #orphanx #suspense #thriller

Overview A shocking stunner in every way. The perfect thriller.” —Robert Crais When darkness closes in—he’s your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz’s #1 international bestselling Orphan X series. Taken from a group home at age twelve, … Continue reading

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The Wartime Sisters by Lynda Cohen Loigman #review #fiction #historicalfiction #5starread

Overview For fans of Lilac Girls, the next powerful novel from the author of Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist The Two-Family House about two sisters working in a WWII armory, each with a deep secret. “Loigman’s strong voice and artful prose … Continue reading

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Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks #review #fiction #mystery #thriller

Overview What should have been a fun-filled, carefree day takes a tragic turn for the worse for one mother when her best friend’s child goes missing in this suspenseful, compulsively readable, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. It all started at … Continue reading

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