I was initially surprised the amount of five star reviews when I was scrolling through … but then I think, this is a really well structured book. It’s well written (despite my comments I plan to add later in this review) and it’s a wonderful debut from Willingham. I wish her nothing but the best. 

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I always get my hopes up for big books. Yes, maybe don’t judge a book by it’s cover but sometimes you have to judge a book by it’s length. When you pick up a lengthy book you are making a commitment. This isn’t something you can do in one sitting. You are recognizing that this

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Let me start by saying that Amor Towles quickly became one of my favorite authors. I bragged about how wonderful he is to every person who would listen. Forced my husband to read his books (which he also loved) so we could have thoughtful discussions about them. So when I saw he released a new

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I really wanted to like The Magnolia Palace. When it comes to the equation of book writing, this book had it all. It has mystery, historical facts/place/people and written well. Yet, something didn’t click for me.     The story has two dueling timelines. The 1966 timeline didn’t really add to the story for me. It

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I still feel a little on the fence about this book. Which I decided, is maybe the whole ‘problem’ with this book. It wasn’t bad, not really, but the things that stuck out I couldn’t let go of.       Other reviewers pointed out the same, but here we go… Was Selene supposed to scare me? Were

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This book comes at you hot and fast. With a weird sexual thing, that isn’t a sexual thing but you aren’t sure if it’s a sexual thing as the opening scene. I hated it. The opening few pages alone made me want to put down the book and give up. I could possibly stretch and say that

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