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April 23, 2014

CONVERTING KATE by Beckie Weinheimer

April 23, 2014

Kate is a character I’m going to remember for a long time to come. She is someone I’d like to be friends with if I were to meet her in real life. Most of the time I remember books for their stories and their ideas but I will remember this book for the person whose…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: agnosticism, american authors, christianity, cross country, death, faith, family problems, friendship, grief, high school, interpersonal relations, lgbtq characters, mothers and daughters, on books, self discovery, self perception, single parenthood, sports

April 22, 2014

THIS IS WHAT HAPPY LOOKS LIKE by Jennifer E. Smith

April 22, 2014

With a page count of 416, I expected way more out of This is What Happy Looks Like. I’m convinced that even with 300 pages, the story would’ve had adequate room to breathe. In fact, I expect a whole lot more depth out of a thicker book, especially when it’s Contemporary. There’s little world building…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: acting and actors, american authors, dating, emailing, epistolary, friendship, holidays, internet, realistic fiction, romance, single parenthood, summer

April 17, 2014

Why Engage With Book Blogs & Bloggers?

April 17, 2014

I might have mentioned before that I only found out about the book blogging community a few months into setting up my own blog. Before that I did look up book reviews on blogs once in a while but I’d just google the book titles to see what popped up.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

April 16, 2014

Epic Recs: April 2014

April 16, 2014

Thanks to last month’s rec, Olena finally read Divergent! She enjoyed it as much as I did, so hey, hype doesn’t have to be the end-all to enjoying a book.

· Categories: Epic Recs

April 11, 2014

CHOP CHOP by Simon Wroe

April 11, 2014

The thing about reading debut novels is that you never know what to expect. This abyss of the unknown is exacerbated when you have the privilege of reading a review copy. While not knowing can be disconcerting to some readers, I think it is precisely that which heightens the thrill of a book. In the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, crime, death, dysfunctional families, fresh graduates, kitchen work, metafiction, restaurants, suffering, working life

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