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My Reading Goals for 2025
Another year, more books to read! And 2025 is all about conquering my physical TBR pile. Continue reading
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There’s Going to be Trouble Book review
There’s Going to be Trouble is Jen Silverman’s upcoming novel set to be released in April 2024. With a dual story perspective, we switch between the 2018 French protests and the student protests of the 1960s. Continue reading
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Death Valley book review
Melissa Broder has done it again. Her 2023 release, Death Valley, follows the main character as she navigates the grieving process and survives getting lost in the California dessert. Oh, and there are talking rocks. And a giant cactus. Continue reading
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Old Enough: a heartfelt debut novel
In this 2023 debut, Haley Jakobson presents a stunningly heartfelt and bittersweet coming-of-age story about Sav, a sophomore college student struggling to find her identity. Continue reading
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A *spoiler-free* Penance review
Following the success of her debut novel Boy Parts, Clark’s newest novel Penance is an exploration into the seedy underbelly of true crime content and entertainment. Despite my distress in reading, I could not put this book down. Continue reading
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Books that give me major Barbie movie vibes
I saw Barbie a few weeks ago expecting a light and fun movie, but left having an existential crisis and a renewed love for the human experience. After watching, I wanted to add all the books I feel emulate some of the themes and ideas of Greta Gerwig’s latest masterpiece. Continue reading
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Love, Theoretically review: Hazelwood’s best yet
One of Hazelwood’s best Steminist novels so far, I was totally enraptured in this book. From the politics of academia to Jack and Elsie’s enemies-to-lovers relationship, this book is perfect for fans of Hazelwood novels and for those new to her books. Read on for my complete spoiler-free review! Continue reading
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Unsettled book review: a multigenerational family drama
Unsettled by Patricia Reis is a sweeping historical drama covering multiple generations over the course of 100 years. This was the first book I received on Netgalley, which provides free copies of books in exchange for honest reviews. Continue reading
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Palm Springs book haul: all the books I bought and why
If I am on vacation, I always want to check out if there is a cute bookstore. Visiting downtown Palm Springs, they had the absolute cutest bookstore: The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs. There was such an amazing selection of books that I couldn’t just pick one. So here is my book haul: all of… Continue reading
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