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Books have made being stuck at home so much better. I had a giant bag of random library books when everything shut down, and I’ve just been working my way through those, along with books my mom has shared with me. I’ve read too many to bore you with in depth reviews, so here’s just […]

Book Reviews

Quarantine Books I’ve Read (So Far)

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Plot: Be careful who you let in. Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am. She soon learns […]

Book Reviews

Books I Read in January (And Whether or Not You Should Read Them)

GOOD MORNING IT IS 55 DEGREES OUTSIDE. Now, maybe to you that doesn’t warrant all-caps enthusiasm, but Florida doesn’t do fall weather, so I am ALL CAPS EXCITED OVER HERE. I’ve got the windows open, my Autumn in New York station playing, and (more) pumpkin coffee brewing. Hello, is this heaven? Speaking of heaven, after […]

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