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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley.

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Are You Happy? by Lori Ostlund

Are You Happy? by Lori Ostlund

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Please note that I received this via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Well this is weird. This is a short story collection I enjoyed from beginning to end. Some of the stories were fairly long, some were short, but all hit me in a place of just missing people. I think the title, “Are You Happy?” is asking a question and one wonders if it was a question the author wanted to ask certain characters. Most of the nine stories focus […]

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

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This took a little bit to get going, but once it did, I was not able to put it down until I finished it. I loved this book from beginning to end and I just didn’t want it to end. I thought Bardugo’s writing and just lyricism with certain words was fantastic. And this book did a great job of blending history, fantasy, and religion together. “The Familiar” follows Luzia Cotado, a scullion living in Madrid during Spain’s “Golden Age.” Luzia has dreams though she […]

Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky

Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Going to be very careful to not reveal anything, but wow. I thought this entire book was great. It took me til twist #1 for me to understand everything fully I had read. I went back and re-read some of the earlier portions which made everything make sense. And then happily finished this book. It’s a really good Gothic romance young adult novel. Think of “The Secret Garden” […]

What If It’s You?

What If It's You by Jilly Gagnon

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. I was hoping this would be a romance a la “About Time” and this was just way too much science and not enough romance. The main character Laurel got on my nerves and the ending was just eye roll inducing, probably because Gagnon didn’t spend enough time developing the two love interests, Ollie and Drew. “What If It’s You?” follows Laurel. Laurel feels scared and angry after she […]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Updated review 04/28/2025: I needed this book to count for a reading challenge so I happily re-read it. I also, because I am, bought the graphic novel of the Hobbit this weekend during Independent Bookstore Day and of course, promptly read that. Honestly, I loved this book when I read it in school, and enjoyed my re-read of it, ten years ago. I also laughed at  lot more while re-reading. I totally blanked on how Gandalf messed with Bilbo and then he was awash in […]

The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

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Please note I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This was honestly a nail biter of a horror story (pun intended, you will get that after you read about one of the main characters). I thought that it was nicely set up, Wendig did a good job of staying firmly in the past until he jumped forward again to the present, and the explanation behind the staircase was a scary and sad one all put together. I also […]



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