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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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When I started reading this book I didn’t realize it was non-fiction. As you know, I normally ‘wing it’ with books and try not to research or look too far into to them before starting. I’d rather just dive in. Which is what I did with this book. I DOVE RIGHT IN. It started out…
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I am not a kid (I know surprise) but I did choose to read this book when I received a free copy through a giveaway. Here are my thoughts as an adult reading this book and answering the question of, would I give this to ‘my’ kid or a kid. I’m not sure I would?…
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Let me start out by being honest here, I picked this book up only because it went ‘viral’, otherwise this book wouldn’t be something that would catch my eye. This is my first Hoover book and I’m still on the fence if it will be my last. In the beginning of the book, I struggled to…
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