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February Wrap-Up and March TBR

On March 3, 2018March 2, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Reading Goals, Wrap-Up and TBR14 Comments

February was a great month for me both reading and reviewing! I officially caught up on my reviews! At least, for about 3 days. Haha. It was exciting to get back on my reviewing after my new baby this summer (yes, I think it has been that long since I've gotten caught up. Yikes!) February …

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[Forever and Forever]: A Review

On February 22, 2018February 20, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review1 Comment

Happy Wednesday, my friends! I hope you are a good hump day 🙂 We are trying to stay dry this week but are loving the ongoing rainstorms we're having! Today I am reviewing Josi S. Kilpack's Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton. This was my third novel in Kilpack's historical …

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Top 10 Tuesday: Happy Valentine’s Day!

On February 14, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Top 10 Tuesday9 Comments

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love, hearts, and chocolate 🙂 I'm a day behind on my TTT post. But this week is inspired by Valentines Day so I think it will be okay 😉 TTT is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme …

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[The Lady of the Lakes]: A Review

On February 12, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review6 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! It's been chilly here which had me wishing I could just read all day. I've finally been getting into Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. As always, I'm playing catch up with my reviews. Really excited to review The Lady of the Lakes by Josi S. Kilpack. I have officially read all …

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[All That Makes Life Bright]: A Review

On February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review7 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Today I'm excited to share a review of All That Makes Life Bright by Josi S. Kilpack. This was my first book by Josi and, wow, I am hooked on her novels now! This is one of her "historical proper romances" that follow the real life love …

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[To the Farthest Shores]: A Review

On May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2017, Review4 Comments

Hi everyone! Don't forget to check out my recent post about my Anne of Green Gables Read Along going on now! So I finally caught up on posting my reviews a few weeks ago. And suddenly, I am several books behind again. How does this happen?! I guess I just keep reading and the reviews …

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[Until the Dawn]: A Review

On February 20, 2017February 21, 2017 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2017, Review7 Comments

Happy Monday night, everyone! I hope yours involves plenty of relaxing and chocolate. The Easter candy is out at Target so you bet we got our first bag of Cadbury mini eggs of the season. Is there anything better than Easter candy? I think not. I'm still playing catch up on my reviews so this one …

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Top 10 Tuesday: Underrated Gems

On January 17, 2017September 6, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2017, Top 10 Tuesday14 Comments

Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week's theme is underrated gems you've read in the past year. I realized I have been reading a lot of great historical fiction the past year or so that is totally underrated. These are some of my favorite recent reads too. …

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[The Lost Heiress]: A Review

On October 31, 2016November 3, 2016 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2016, Review9 Comments

Happy Halloween, everyone! We're taking it easy at home today and nursing heavy colds. Hope your holiday is a great one! Today I'm here with a review of The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White. This is the first book I've read by White and the first in her Ladies of the Manor Series. This novel also …

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[With Every Breath]: A Review

On October 17, 2016October 18, 2016 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2016, Review10 Comments

Today is a lazy Monday. Or at least it should be. I think we are kind of in denial about our weekend being over! Suddenly, I am like 3 books behind in my reviews. So I am here playing a bit of catch up this afternoon (even if I want to just take a nap!). Today …

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