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One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall My rating: 3 of 5 stars So many points of view including some that seemed far fetched. I had a hard time connecting to any of the characters. So many important issues brought into the mix. Overall a fairly predictable outcome. View all my reviews
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Mercury by Amy Jo Burns My rating: 4 of 5 stars I seem to have read several family dramas lately and this was by far the most complex and interesting. Complex family dynamics made this a great story. View all my reviews
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Redwood Court: Fiction by DeLana R.A. Dameron My rating: 4 of 5 stars A family saga growing up in a Black neighborhood in the 90's. Family relationships as witnessed by the family's youngest child make this a compelling read. View all my reviews
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Go as a River by Shelley Read My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan My rating: 4 of 5 stars As a backyard bird watcher myself I so enjoyed Ann Tan's r observations and drawings of the birds see saw in her yard. Lots of useful information and stories about bird behavior. Very enjoyable read. View all my reviews
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The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl My rating: 4 of 5 stars The story was great but the descriptions of cooking and the food eaten was outstanding. Obviously Ruth Reichl knows food and this first novel shows that she can translate food into words that make the reader almost taste what she is describing. View all my reviews
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Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood My rating: 2 of 5 stars Lost interest quickly. View all my reviews
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fun read View all my reviews
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Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland by Scott Shane My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am embarrassed to say that I had never heard of Thomas Smallwood, a Black man who helped hundreds of enslaved people flee north bu after reading his story in Flee North: A Forgotton Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland I will nevr forget his story. This is thought provoking and easily read book. View all my reviews
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A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home: Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without by Melissa Dilkes Pateras My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was familiar with Melissa Pateras as I follow her on TikTok. This book give excellent information on how to clean, iron, maintain and even fold a fitted sheet. Simple, easy to follow directions with illustrations guide us through the process of maintaining and keeping our cleaning equipment in top condition. View all my reviews
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Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America by Audrey Clare Farley My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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I Can Make That!: Fantastic Crafts for Kids by Mary Wallace My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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After Annie: A Novel by Anna Quindlen My rating: 4 of 5 stars A story of the a family struggling with grief after their young wife and mother dies unexpectedly. Over the course of one year we see how love and loss affects not only her husband and children but also her best friend. View all my reviews
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The Women by Kristin Hannah My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am giving this book ALL the stars. The Vietnam war was taking place during my formative years so the story struck home for me. This is a riveting story of navigating and surviving not only the war, but it's aftermath and all that it entails. Brought back so many memories of the turmoil of the times for me both good and bad. Highly recommend. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. Highly recommend. View all my reviews
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The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger My rating: 5 of 5 stars William Kent Krueger is an exceptional storyteller. His characters are complex and yet believeble. This is a masterfully written mystery that I hard a difficult time putting down. "Our lives and the lives of those we love merge to create a river whose current carries us forward from out beginning to our end. Because we are only one part of the whole, the river each of us remembers is different, and there are many versions of the stories we tell about our past." Thank you to NetGalley, William Kent Krueger, and Atria Books for a free advanced copy for an honest review. View all my reviews
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Never Meant to Meet You by Alli Frank My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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