“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • ReadRantRepeat

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  • The People We Meet on Vacation- Review

    Book Review: The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Introduction The People We Meet on Vacation is warm, charming, and emotionally satisfying in that very Emily Henry way. It’s a friends-to-lovers story that leans heavily… Continue reading

  • Vladimir- Review

    Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Book Review: Vladimir By Julia May Jonas Introduction: Vladimir is a sharp, unsettling, and darkly funny exploration of desire, power, and self-deception, told through the eyes of a narrator who is both deeply intelligent and deeply unreliable. Julia… Continue reading

  • Julie Chan is Dead: Review

    Book Review: Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I was turned on to this novel off of Good Reads debut novels list. I went into it blind though and was pleasantly surprised. “I know that Chloe… Continue reading

  • The Idaho Four- Review

    Book Review: The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: November 13th 2022 was 3 days before my birthday. I was pregnant with my first child. December 30th was my anniversary and by… Continue reading

  • The Wedding People- Review

    Book Review: The Wedding People by Alison Espach Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I read this book back in March and it has sat in my drafts folder since then. I got busy with life and some loss and took a few… Continue reading

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures- Review

    Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I was recommended this book by readers on a FB page I am in. It did not seem like something I would have picked up a year ago… Continue reading

    Remarkably Bright Creatures- Review
  • Not in My Book- Review

    Book Review: Not in My Book by Katie Holt Rating: ★★★☆☆(3/5) Introduction: I want to be Rosie. Or Katie Holt. Rosie is an aspiring writer living in NYC getting her MFA in writing. Katie is a published author writing about… Continue reading

  • Yellowface- Review

    Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: This book had me rolling my eyes in the best way. This is about a white, non Chinese woman stealing the novel of an Asian woman so that she can tell… Continue reading

  • Scythe & Sparrow- Review

    Book Review: Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I read this in February but it took me a while to finish the review. I started actively reading A LOT the last few months and I didn’t find… Continue reading

  • Book Lovers- Review

    Book Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I have read several of Emily Henry’s books this year. Most I have been happy with. Until I got to Happy Places in February. When I tell you, it put… Continue reading

    Book Lovers- Review