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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
If You Want to Make God Laugh
As Woody Allen once said, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." How true is this statement? I believe that our lives...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Hunger
There are a select few bookworm friends of mine that I trust with book recommendations. One of those is my friend, Shelby @seeshelbyread....
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Verity
Why did I wait so long to read a Colleen Hover, let alone Verity?! I am kicking myself for not having read this one sooner because wow,...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
One Day in December
One Day in December by Josie Silver is a fateful love story about the power of time and love. Laurie (a.k.a. Lu) is a smart girl who...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
She Said
She Said is an incredible piece of investigative journalism by New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. Kantor and...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Red at the Bone
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is a coming of age story that follows three generations of two families, how they come together,...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Lock Every Door
The Bartholomew is one of Manhattan's most historic and fabulous apartment complex's and Jules is lucky enough to land herself a job...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Beyond the Point
Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson is a contemporary fiction novel with a character driven plot. Three young women from different...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Grace Year
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett is a dark dystopian young adult novel that gave me major Handmaid's Tale, Hunger Games, and Lord of the...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Lost Man
How many of you go to the library and leave over zealous with your arms full of books and intentions to read each and every one of them? ...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
This book is incredible. Hands down, one of my favorite books of the year and one I will refer back to often. I tested out my newest...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Sound of Gravel
There is something incredibly powerful and brave for someone to share their story by writing a book. I have always connected to memoirs...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Daring Greatly
Brene Brown is a genius. I wish I could memorize every word in this book and repeat it back to myself as daily mantras. Her advice and...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Little Fires Everywhere
What a week it has been in the Midwest! The weather has been extremely cold one week, and then extremely snowy the next, but it has been...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Silent Companions
This book was creepy beyond measure. The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell is a Victorian gothic ghost story, set in 1880's England,...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
Little Sister
I frequently discuss my love of memoirs, particularly ones written by women who have overcome hardships and share their truths with the...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Last Time I Lied
The October choice for My Night's Book Clubbed (Formerly Random Readers Book Club) was The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager and it did not...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Poison Thread
The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell was my first gothic novel. Set in English Victorian times, wealthy heiress Dorothea Truelove...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Orchard
Every once in awhile, I need a book that makes me slow down and savor every word. A book that makes me connect with the characters on a...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 20, 2020
The Girl He Used to Know
I will admit that I am hesitant to read anything in the contemporary romance genre. Part of creating this blog and writing these reviews...
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