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by Kirsten Miller

An unexpected wonder

If I am being totally honest, I had never heard of this book, or of Kirsten Miller, until about thirty seconds before I started reading it. I’d watched an Instagram Reel about bo…

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The Only One Left

Chaos, madness and murder!

What have I just read? And I mean that in the best way possible! The Only One Left by Riley Sager was a chaotic, unhinged thriller with many nods to the Gothic genre. It follow…

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The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer

Frivolous and fun... a different kind of Crime novel.

I picked up The Satsuma Complex, which had been idly waiting on my bookshelf for over a year, after seeing Bob Mortimer on an old episode of Travel Man. I’ve read some heavy book…

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by Kristin Hannah

A love letter to healing

Before getting into this review, I feel like I need to offer a full disclosure: I am obsessed with Kristin Hannah books. I didn't think that they would be my cup of tea, but I'm so…

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by Fredrik Backman

A beautifully understated masterpiece

Sometimes we just need a book in our lives that quietly changes our brain chemistry. No fuss, no fanfare, no over-the-top drama. For me, My Friends (Fredrick Backman) was exactly t…

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Not quite the modern love story I was promised...

Emma Gannon's Table for One is marketed as a modern love story, but for me, it never quite commits to what it wants to be. Is it a romance? A story about female independence? An ex…

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by Harlan Coben

A flat thriller that didn't do it for me

Going into Six Years, I was excited to finally see what all the fuss surrounding Harlan Coben was about. Surprisingly, this is my first of his novels, and while I know he has a hug…

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Chopsy: Resistance Tales of a Working-Class Woman

A book for all of us Chopsy women

This book is one that I didn’t know I needed in my life, but I’m so pleased to have stumbled upon it. Maya’s memoir is evocative and powerful. Being a proud, educated, and sl…

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

There are books you read, and then there are books that quietly rewire something in you.

There are books you read, and then there are books that quietly rewire something in you. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was exactly that for me. Gabrielle Zevin has written som…

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