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[A Year Down Yonder]: A Review

On April 29, 2019May 8, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Newbery Challenge, Review3 Comments

Happy Monday, my friends! I hope you have a lot of fun plans this week. We start packing more seriously this week for our big move. So I'm hoping to get in some blogging as a reprieve from the chaos! Can you believe it's almost May? I feel like April flew by yet I'm quite …

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[The Gown]: A Review

On April 12, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Review10 Comments

Hi y'all! Today I am excited to share my review of The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson. I was really excited to read this book about Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress because I love the British royals. When William and Kate got married several years ago, my mom woke us up early to …

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[Marilla of Green Gables]: A Review

On April 4, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Review15 Comments

Hi y'all! I am very excited to be sharing my review of Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy. I first heard about this book through this lovely book blogging world and immediately requested it at my local library. However, when I finally (several months later) got to check it out, I felt a bit …

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[Hitty: Her First Hundred Years]: A Review

On March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Newbery Challenge, Review9 Comments

Hi y'all!  I am so excited to share my review of Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field today. Hitty won the 1930 Newbery Medal and I was excited to read this early winner. It took me a bit to really get invested in Hitty's story, but soon I really enjoyed it. I was …

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[Unequal Affections]: A Review

On March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Review17 Comments

Hi friends! I hope the sun is shining at your house today and spring is in the air. We are ready for spring around here! Today I am really excited to share my review of Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston. I first heard about this book from Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies when she shared it …

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February Wrap-Up & March TBR

On March 5, 2019March 18, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Reading Goals, Wrap-Up and TBR18 Comments

Hi y'all! Can you believe we are in March already? We had a fun and busy birthday celebration weekend at our house. So I'm a bit behind getting this post written. But I am excited for this month of reading! First, here's how February turned out! I finished 9 books in February. I published 5 …

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January Wrap-Up & February TBR

On February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Reading Goals, Wrap-Up and TBR24 Comments

Happy February, my friends! I am writing from the excitement of birthday week at our house. My husband and I both have birthdays coming soon so we are all excited to celebrate! January was a great beginning to my reading and reviewing in 2019. I got in a great rhythm writing reviews and caught up …

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[Becoming Mrs. Lewis]: A Review

On January 26, 2019January 24, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Review23 Comments

Happy weekend, my friends! I am really excited to share my review of Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan today. I have anticipated reading this book for months and FINALLY got to the top of the library wait list a few weeks ago. I brought this book home and practically inhaled it in 3 days. …

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[The Help]: A Review

On January 4, 2019January 2, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2019, Review8 Comments

Hi y'all! And so the review catch up begins! This is my first of several reviews I need to post to finish up my 2018 reading. I am so excited and a bit intimidated to review The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I can't remember who first introduced me to this novel or even the first …

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December Wrap-Up and January TBR

On December 31, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Reading Goals, Wrap-Up and TBR12 Comments

Hi y'all! Can you believe today is the last day of 2018? This year has just flown by at our house. It's gone so fast! I am really excited for 2019 and will be sharing some of my big reading goals later this week. And I am planning to look back on all of 2018 …

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