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A chatty catch up after ages (a.k.a. I’m back!)

Updated on January 8, 2021 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

Is it odd to start this post (one I am writing after eons!) by admitting that I don’t know how to start this post? Because I think it is, and yet that is the absolute truth. So I am going to let it stay here. Which is actually reflective of how I am approaching this…

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Midnight Sun – Book Review [ Spoiler Free]

Updated on August 10, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

My thoughts on Midnight Sun, the much-awaited installment of the Twilight Saga.

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I’m Back! + Books I Read in March 2020 [Mini Reviews & Recommendations]

Updated on June 9, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

Hi there, I’m back! And with a super delayed march reading wrap up! YES, I’m having THAT kind of a year. I guess we all are. Sigh.

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Books I Read in February 2020: Mini Reviews + Recommendations

Updated on March 18, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

I read 4 books in February 2020 & in this post, which is my reading wrap up, I share my thoughts on them, along with mini book reviews and recommendations.

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Books I Read in January 2020: Mini Reviews + Recommendations

Updated on February 5, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

I read 8 books in January 2020 & in this post, which is my reading wrap up, I share my thoughts on them, along with mini book reviews and recommendations.

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The Lunar Chronicles Books Reading Order (Spoiler Free)

Updated on January 16, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

In this post, I share The Lunar Chronicles Books – Recommended Reading Order and my reasons for the suggested reading order.

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The Lunar Chronicles – Where Futuristic Sci-Fi Meets Classic Fairy Tales.

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The Lunar Chronicles Book Series – where futuristic science fiction meets age old fairy tales – an introduction, my thoughts / review / rave, and basically my pitch for you to read it. 😀

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My 2019 Reading Recap – Genre / Authors / Formats

Updated on January 13, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

It’s that time of the year again, when we take stock of the year (in this case, reading year) gone by and review it. And that’s exactly what I did last week, and thought I’d share it here with you guys. Though to be honest, before I thought of sharing these stats with you, I…

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Girl, Wash Your Face – and then – Girl, Stop Apologizing!

Updated on January 22, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

I have never made any secret of the fact that I adore Rachel Hollis. Everything from her personality, to her methods and her words really speak to me. In-fact I will go so far as to say that her brand of no-nonsense self-help seems to be tailor-made for me, or for folks like me at…

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – The Haruki Murakami Memoir

Updated on January 22, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links which means I may make a small commission if you purchase something via a link on the site - at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the disclosure policy for more information.

Some books are literary masterpieces, with cleverly crafted plot structures, thought / idea flows, and some others are full of words that you feel like have flown straight from the author’s heart to paper. And this book by Murakami definitely belongs to the latter camp. In this book he shares his story, in a way…

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