Tag Archives: books

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires – Book Review

Posted on January 24, 2021 by libgirlbooks

Well, that was different. Refreshingly different in a lot of ways. One of our book club members chose SBCGSV (because this title is a mouthful, so I’ve made it sound like a 90’s boy band) for our January reading selection. … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – January 20, 2021 #bookishmemes #wwwwednesday

Posted on January 20, 2021 by libgirlbooks

Welcome to a new week of WWW Wednesday. This is a meme now hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, we answer three questions and leave a link in the comments sharing our own posts … Continue reading →

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Home Before Dark – Book Review

Posted on January 20, 2021 by libgirlbooks

If you just read my review for The Garden of Burning Sand this review is going to feel very different. Honestly, if I read books simultaneously, which is often do, I like for them to feel completely different so they … Continue reading →

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2021 Reading Challenge: 52 Books in 52 Weeks

Posted on January 18, 2021 by libgirlbooks

A New Year brings new ways for me to increase my productivity and reach my goals. I restarted my blog late in 2020 and didn’t do any reading challenges, so it’s time to change that for a new year. This … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Friday – #bookishmemes #bookbeginnings

Posted on January 15, 2021 by libgirlbooks

I’ve been slow to jump on the Bookish memes bandwagon having just revived my blog, but I find them to be so incredibly helpful as a way to connect with the blogging community. I love this community and the support … Continue reading →

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The Garden of Burning Sand – Book Review

Posted on January 15, 2021 by libgirlbooks

Life is a broken thing. It’s what we do with the pieces that defines us. – Corban Addison *Trigger warning: This novel and this review deal with serious issues that may be extremely distressing to some readers, so please be … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – January 13, 2021

Posted on January 13, 2021 by libgirlbooks

What a crazy start to the new year. I have gotten back to posting and actually have two reviews to post in the next couple of days, and I’m as encouraged about my own pursuits as I seem to be … Continue reading →

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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado – Book Review

Posted on January 8, 2021 by libgirlbooks

I feel like this is going to be a difficult review for me. On one hand, I’m not sure what to say about this book. On the other, I don’t think I can adequately review such a deeply personal subject … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – December 2, 2020

Posted on December 2, 2020 by libgirlbooks

My apologies for my more than brief hiatus. This has been such a weird year fraught with unexpected hurdles. Henry and I are quarantined at home now after he got exposed at his preschool to Covid, and even before that … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – November 4, 2020

Posted on November 4, 2020 by libgirlbooks

While I’ve done a horrible job this past week of accomplishing much reading, I do need to update my readers of my progress. Maybe that will inspire me to stop gluing myself to the stressful, all consuming election coverage and … Continue reading →

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