Hi y'all! Happy MLK weekend to my friends in the US! Hope you have a relaxing, fun weekend! Today I am excited to share a review of Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai. I loved Lai's novel in verse -- Inside Out and Back Again which tells the story of a young Vietnamese refugee who comes …
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[Hotel Flamingo] A Series Review
Hi y'all! I hope you are doing well and feeling motivated in 2022. I love the potential at the start of a new year and feel good about how the year has started for us. Today, I am excited to share my review of the Hotel Flamingo series by Alex Milway. I read these books …
[A Place to Hang the Moon]: A Review
Hi y'all and Merry Christmas! We are officially on Christmas break at our house and are so excited! We're loving the snow, seeing Christmas lights, and are listening to Christmas music all day. Hope you are enjoying this holiday season! Today I am so excited to share my review of A Place to Hang the …
[Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories]: A Review
Hi y'all! Happy Thursday I hope you have a great weekend planned. We are loving the coziness of Christmastime and are enjoying our first snow day of the season! Today I am here with a review of Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R. J. Palacio. I really enjoyed being back in the Wonder …
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[The Coincidence of Coconut Cake]: A Review
Hi y'all! I hope my US readers had a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. I have a lot to be grateful for and enjoyed the quiet moments we were able to find this past week. I am excited to share a review today of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E Reichert. I discovered this …
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[Anxious People]: A Review
Happy mid November, my friends! Can you believe we are almost to Thanksgiving in the US? Time is flying and it has been so fun to celebrate everything happening this fall. Today I am excited to share a review of Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. My book club picked this book for our monthly read …
[The London House]: An ARC Blog Tour Review
I am thrilled to participate in the blog tour for The London House by Katherine Reay! When I learned about this tour, I was so excited because Katherine Reay is one of my favorite contemporary fiction authors. I was even more intrigued by this book because it is set both in the present and during …
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[Dragonwatch: Return of the Dragon Slayers]: A Review
IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE!! IT'S HERE!!! The FINALE of the Dragonwatch series, a sequel series to Fablehaven, is here!! It released Tuesday and you better believe I preordered a copy and finished it in 24 hours. This book was amazing!! In preparation for the release, I read all 5 Fablehaven books, the previous 4 Dragonwatch …
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[Other Words for Home]: A Review
Hi y'all! I hope you are having a fantastic October! We are busy with school. activities, and fun. Loving the cooler weather around here and the coziness of home. Today I am really excited to share my review of Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga. A good friend of mine recommended this to me …
[Out of My Mind]: A Review
Hi y'all! It's been a busy, difficult, joyful, and surprising few weeks at our house. Thanks for your patience as I have unintentionally taken a bit of a hiatus the last few weeks. Today I am back with a review of Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. We read this book for book club …
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