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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid – a Book Review

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Well, I will be completely up front with you. With my next several reviews, I’m going to have to be very concise. I’m desperately behind. My era of distraction and disillusionment has not yet abated, and I’m going to have … Continue reading →

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Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black – a Book Review

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Let me preface this review by stating that as a white heterosexual female, I’m not exactly the target audience for this book, but I still found it to be quite possibly the most powerful and illuminating read of the year. … Continue reading →

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All’s Well by Mona Awad – a Book Review

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I would say the power of a book lies in whether or not it delivers to a reader a simple story or a true reading experience. I’m not necessarily saying one or the other is a good or a bad … Continue reading →

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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath – a Very Different Kind of Book Review

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Every now and then, there’s a story behind the story. Fiction is a veil cast over a haunting reality. Many authors’ own lives were as intriguing and sometimes heartbreaking as the tales they wove into the tapestry of literary canon. … Continue reading →

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The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Montillo – a Book Review

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Still working through my reviews from 2021, I come to the Biography for the reading challenge. This is an interesting one in that, while it does surround the life of Mary Shelley, it puts a particular focus on the influences … Continue reading →

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The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary – a Book Review

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Still catching up on my 2021 reviews, so bear with me. This is one I finished back in November, I think. Yikes. Not long before that I read my first Beth O’Leary novel, The Flatshare. I positively loved its charm … Continue reading →

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The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty – a Book Review

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This book was quite fittingly the October book pick for Read Between the Wines. Let’s face it, this is a classic horror novel. Though, if I’m being honest, I hear a lot more about the movie than I do the … Continue reading →

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Final Reading Challenge Update – December 31, 2021

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

Well, while I definitely struggled and still haven ‘t gotten my reviews up, I did manage to complete my reading challenge. This week I will be quickly cranking out my reviews and getting started on my 2022 reads. I will … Continue reading →

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Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty – a Book Review

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

This was probably my most anticipated book of 2021. Moriarty manages to deliver effortlessly every time. While some of her books I didn’t like as much as others, there hasn’t been one I didn’t enjoy at least on some level. … Continue reading →

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My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones – a Book Review

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Amy @ A Librarian and Her Books

I will try to do this review justice, as I read it back in October and then fell off the face of the Earth and made no progress with reviews. It’s not because I didn’t enjoy this book, because I … Continue reading →

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