Tag: #nonfiction
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Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon Sunny G is still reeling fom his brother’s death a few months before. It doesn’t help that his family have had no discussions about this. Between the Punjab way of not dealing with those issues and the Sikh belief that death just is, a natural…
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Last year, I read an amazing 500 books so this year it was only reasonable that I reach a little more and try to get to 600. I didn’t. I got to 700 books!! And yes, maybe it’s considered “cheating” if you count those graphic novels and lower grade books that are easy to read…
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green I know, I know this was a sensation years ago which like the contrary person I am avoided it but eh, why not. I already seen the movie back in college and again, it was such a hit I already knew the major points and Augustus dying.…
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Hotel of Secrets by Diane Biller It is New Years Eve in Vienna and Maria Wallner is determined to rebbuild the Wallner Hotel, her family legacy even though her mother neglected it throughout the economic downturn. The hotel is her life and provides a distraction from romance which all of Vienna is waiting for her…
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The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago Santiago’s debut novel begins with the conquest of the Caribbean as Anacoana’s daughter watches the conquistadors burn down her kingdom. She and her own daughter are in hiding and she gifts her with a zemi that will protect her and connect her to her ancestors. In the present day,…
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Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Traught a Family-and a Whole Town-About Hope and Happy Endings by Janet Elder As I’ve said multiple times. I’m a sucker for dog memoirs even if they’re a bit sad because, with all the variations, it harbors the same theme. Dogs teach us more about…
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Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes Although I finished the Brigderton series the other year, I am a completist so I had to read this companion book even though it is connected more to the tv series than the original novels. I’ll admit, since it said companion I thought it would be more…
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