literature
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Have you ever read H.P. Lovecraft? You know how his books like to toy with your mind? I always find I get “brain cringes” when I read his books because I feel like someone has taken my mind and played with it. I love that feeling, but at the same time I don’t. Jason Gurley’s Eleanor
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In this age of A Dog’s Journey, it takes a lot for a dog’s story to stand out. Susan Wilson, a New York Times bestselling author, has written multiple stories featuring canine companions. Two Good Dogs is her latest creation. Set in the Berkshires, Two Good Dogs tells the story of a troubled fifteen-year old girl, Cody, who carries
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Do you believe in coincidence? Or do you believe that everything happens for a reason? Is it all preordained? Or do things happen randomly? A Fall of Marigolds questions just that. Telling the story of two women, 100 years apart, A Fall of Marigolds brings together people worlds apart. Susan Meissner creates lovable characters that you
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It’s been awhile since I’ve read a light-hearted romance novel. You know the ones. They’re fluffy and easy reading. It doesn’t take much thought to follow them and they almost always pull at your heartstrings. The Coincidence of Coconut Cake does just that. After an exhausting read like American Gods, Reichert’s light romance was great for cleansing
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I admit, I haven’t read much Gaiman. The Graveyard Book and Good Omens are all I’ve ever known of Gaiman’s work. And while I thoroughly enjoyed both books, I was never quite prone to picking up another one of his works. That has since changed. American Gods has been on my reading list for a while and
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I had looked forward to reading this book for so long. The synopsis seemed like a great story. Little did I know how much this would affect me. The Light Between Oceans tells the tale of a war hero and a headmaster’s daughter who fall in love and move to an island so he can
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I’m not big on mysteries. Unless you count those “library mystery” books. You know the ones. They’re around 200 pages long, usually involve a cat and a very bookish owner. Anyway, that’s about as far as my affection for mystery novels goes. I’ve never even read any of The Hardy Boys books! But The Girl on the
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Imagine your entire family gone. No memory of who you are or where you came from, and suddenly being pushed into a world you’re unfamiliar with. Lavinia is a young girl who is in such a situation. Brought to a Virginian plantation by a captain who found her on a ship, alone and sick. She
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I just recently joined the #bookstagram family and I have to say it is the best and worst thing I’ve ever done. For one thing, I’ve started following quite a few other book lovers. I love being a part of a community who loves to read as much as these people do. Their own instagram
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