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Project Hail Mary

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  • Post published:July 27, 2023
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I was a huge fan of The Martian and Artemis by Weir and was so excited when a coworker recommended this book. The sun is dying, which means Earth is…

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Reckless Girls

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  • Post published:July 27, 2023
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Lux is stuck in Hawaii with her boyfriend Nico when his boat breaks down and he decides he likes the island life. But when a charter comes along that can…

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The Hotel Nantucket

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  • Post published:July 27, 2023
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Lizbet Keaton is named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, which becomes her second act after a bad breakup. But the hotel’s deadly past isn’t helping bring in…

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The It Girl

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  • Post published:July 27, 2023
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April Clarke-Cliveden was the first student Hannah Jones met at Oxford. April had “It”: money, beauty, charm, brains. But by the end of the year, April is found dead and…

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Gray Mountain

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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I usually love anything my Grisham but I was disappointed with Gray Mountain. This book just didn’t seem to flow and the ending was abrupt. Seemed like he was done…

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How to Sell a Haunted House

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Oh, how I love a good horror novel. Louise’s parents died in a car crash and she is forced to leave her young daughter with her ex to deal with…

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Inside the Wolf

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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This was a fascinating book about tradition and Southern folklore. Middle-aged academic Rachel Ruskin learned that her older brother died by suicide, she is denied tenure, and then her parents…

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Love, Theoretically

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Here I am again with another lovely read by Ali Hazelwood. This STEM romance focuses on the world of theoretical versus experimental physics. One doesn’t need to understand or be…

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Regretting You

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Morgan gets pregnant in high school and marries her boyfriend Chris. Her sister Jenny, was dating Jonah. There’s a tragic accident 17 years later that forces long-held secrets to the…

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The Escape

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Don’t start this book unless you have an entire day to devote to it. You won’t be able to put it down. There are so many twists and turns in…

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