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Stranded (In Midsummer, #1) by Jessica Frances

Stranded by Jessica Frances was gifted to me, by NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. 4.75 Stars! YouTuber and vlogger Conner She...

Road to Blissville (5 book series) by Aimee Nicole Walker

Unscripted Love (Road to Blissville #1) 5 stars Someone to Call My Own (Road to Blissville #2) 5 stars Nobody's Prince Charming (Ro...

Above and Beyond (Twist of Fate Book 4)

Above and beyond is the story of two men broken in different ways finding solace in each other and coming to terms with their pasts. Zach...

The Boat

This is an interactive graphic novel about escape from the Vietnam War. My sister-in-law was vietnamese and was tortured, as a young girl...

Carte Blanche

Heartbreaking, sweet, sad, and frustrating this story is gorgeously written. I had so many feeling reading this and it has stuck with me ...

Red Sister (First Book of the Ancestor)

Secrets, intrigue, political and religious drama, violent men who buy what they cannot easily dominate, and in the middle of it all Nona....

My Brother's Husband Vol #1-2

"But what kind of adult says gay people are a bad influence on Children? What if their child is gay? What if they want to... come out? If...

The Grand Dark

I had to take a few days to gather my thoughts on this book. While I gave it 3 stars, I believe on some level, it does deserve 3.5 or eve...

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

There is something to be admired about stripping back poetry to its raw core, using imagery crafted with purposeful metaphors, not meant ...

A review of George Saunders "Congratulations, By the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness"

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - "Congratulations, by the way. When young, we're anxious - understandably - to find out if we've got what it ta...

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