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Mel Leslie
May 1, 2023
What I Read on Vacation
I recently went on a *kid-free* vacation with my husband in beautiful Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. We did nothing but eat, drink and read...
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Mel Leslie
Apr 19, 2023
Spotlight: A Must-Read Celebrity Memoir
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if Oprah adds it to her book club, you know it's going to be good. Besides Oprah's stamp of...
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Mel Leslie
Apr 13, 2023
Rootless
Hold up.....this is a debut novel?! Could have fooled me because Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah is a beautifully written book with a...
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Mel Leslie
Apr 3, 2023
A Quiet Life
You know that feeling when you read a book and finish it feeling whole, inspired and energized? That is exactly how I felt after I...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 21, 2023
Anywhere You Run
I had a bit of FOMO after seeing rave reviews for Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris. I went in a bit blind and was under the assumption...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 14, 2023
Venco & Hidden Pictures
Venco Looking for a book with feminist witchy vibes? Check out Venco by Cherie Dimaline. Thank you Bibliolifestyle and William Morrow...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 13, 2023
Before I Let Go
Calling all Colleen Hoover STAN accounts-drop the CoHo and pick up a Kennedy Ryan. Trust me. There is more substance, diversity and...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 6, 2023
I Have Some Questions for You
Thank you Libro.FM for the #gifted ALC. #partner Rebecca Makkai has amazing range as an author. A few years ago, I read and loved The...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 6, 2023
Tell Me How to Be
It’s been awhile since I have read a book that completely immersed me and Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel sucked me in and refused to let...
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Mel Leslie
Mar 2, 2023
Age of Vice
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor was one of my most highly anticipated new releases of 2023, so I was excited to dive in. Months prior, I had...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 20, 2023
Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn has been sitting on my bookshelves for awhile. I am not sure what I have been saving it for,...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 14, 2023
Hayley Aldridge Is Still Here
Thank you Bibliolifestyle @bibliolifestyle William Morrow Books @williammorrowbooks and Elissa R. Sloan @elissareads for the #gifted copy...
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Mel Leslie
Feb 12, 2023
The Faraway World
Thank you Avid Reader Press @avidreaderspress for the #gifted copy of The Faraway World by Patricia Engel. #partner This book blew me...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 28, 2023
Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is a book that had me eating my words. I am a major book cover judger and there was something about...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 28, 2023
White Horse
Are you a fan of Stephen King, heavy metal (think Megadeath), drinking Bud in a hole in the wall bar, all while working with indigenous...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 23, 2023
Maame
Thank you, Net Galley and St. Martin's Press, for the #gifted digital ARC of Maame by Jessica George, out 1/31/23. #partner Maame by...
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Mel Leslie
Jan 16, 2023
Nightcrawling
I cannot think of a better way to end my year of reading than with an amazing debut novel like Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley. This book...
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Mel Leslie
Dec 28, 2022
What I Read in December
Now that I look at it, December was a pretty stacked reading month for me. I had some five stars and some duds. Some heavy historical...
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Mel Leslie
Nov 20, 2022
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
There is something so comforting about reading a book written decades ago. You are immediately transported back to a simpler time, but so...
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Mel Leslie
Nov 4, 2022
The Only Good Indians
It may be November, but that doesn’t mean you need to pack the horror novels away. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Jones Graham is an...
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