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The Best Books I Read in May 2022

June 1, 2022

I finished 22 books in May. Out of all of those, ten were 4-5 star reviews and 18 were 2-3 stars. Today I’ll share with you my absolute favorites from that top ten. On the Trail of the Jackalope by Michael P. Branch Non-fiction This […]

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The Best Books I Read in April 2022

May 1, 2022

I finished 18 books in April and only three of them were 3-stars or less, that’s a record for me! I’ve read so many great books lately that it’s hard to pick what I think was “best”, so I’m doing my best here to represent […]

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The Best Books I Read in February 2022

March 1, 2022

Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering Thriller/Audiobook Oh this book was a delicious treat! I listened to the audiobook and it was like watching a slow motion train wreck. I could see all the terrible things coming but I couldn’t stop listening, and […]

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The Best Books I Read in October 2021

November 2, 2021

I finished 17 books in October, putting me at 167 for the year so far. As long as I keep up this pace for the next two months, I’ll easily meet my goal of 200 book for the year. Five of my reads this month […]

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The Best Books I read in September 2021

October 1, 2021

Despite having a couple slow weeks, I managed to finish 15 books in September. Only two of those were 5-star reads and three were 4-star, the other ten were 3-stars or less which makes for a pretty meh reading month. However those five titles are […]

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The Best Books I Read in August 2021

September 1, 2021

I finished eighteen books in August, bringing my total for the year to 135. This has me on track to meet my goal of 200 books for this year. The break down of my star ratings is as follows: 5 star books = 2 4 […]

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The Best Books I Read in July 2021

August 9, 2021

We’re more than a week into August already but I didn’t want to miss out on sharing my favorite reads from last month! I finished 17 books in July. Only two of those were 5-star reads, but a few others were pretty close. Here are […]

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The Best Books I Read in June 2021

July 1, 2021

I finished 16 books in June. The last one I finished on the afternoon of the 30th turned out to be my 100th book of the year. I couldn’t have done that if I’d tried! Out of my 16 reads last month, three were 5-star […]

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The Best Books I Read in March 2021

April 1, 2021

March started out okay reading-wise and then I slipped into a slump. For the middle two+ weeks of the month, I didn’t care much about what I was reading. I DNF-ed two books I’d been looking forward to and generally didn’t connect with anything I […]

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The Best Books I Read in November 2020

November 30, 2020

This month’s weekly recap post is different (and shorter!) As I mentioned last month, I’m not doing a long month in review post anymore. Instead, I’ve switched to posting weekly updates on the books I finish. My new end of the month post format is […]

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My mission is to get you out of your reading comfort zone! I can recommend the “right” books for whatever you're facing in life. I weed out the overhyped trendy titles. By sharing my experiences, I will lead you to a richer reading life. As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Dark Matter
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Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
What if you were able to go back in life and take the path not taken? It's a fascinating concept. It took a little while to get into, and I got bogged down by the heavy science in the middle but otherwise this is a pretty good book. It's...
The Silent Wife
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The Silent Wife
by A. S. A. Harrison
This is a thriller that unravels gradually. The twists aren't sharp but they are there. Every single character is unlikable, their behavior deplorable, but I couldn't help rooting for them at times. I went back and forth between the audi...
A Separation
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A Separation
by Katie Kitamura
Three and a half stars. This book wasn't what I expected from reading the dust jacket, it's not an intense thriller. There is a mystery gradually unfolding, which we learn about from the first person narration of a wife who reluctantly a...
Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
by Elizabeth Vargas
Three and a half stars. I was not familiar with Elizabeth Vargas prior to reading this, but I admire her greatly now. This is a brutally honesty memoir, written with grace and good intentions. The writing is a bit superficial at times, I...
Into the Water
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Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
I pushed myself through this book because I thought it *had* to get better. The last 25 pages were the best part because I got resolution of open issues, but otherwise reading this was a waste of time. The story was sloooow and felt supe...

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