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Julie Mackin
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Just Keep Rowing
In which we learn a lot about swing The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Stars: 4.5 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenger #24 -...
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Julie Mackin
Aug 21, 20242 min read
What if Harry and Sally Wrote a Romance?
In which we learn that writing romance is harder than people think The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Stars: 4.5 Spicy: PGÂ 52 Book...
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Julie Mackin
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Life is One Big Puzzle
In which we learn that sometimes we need to leave what we know and take the leap Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr Stars: 4 52...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Christmas in July
In which we learn that people really do love fruitcake The Fake Wedding Project  by Pippa Grant Stars: 4 Spice: R 52 Book Club Summer...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 17, 20242 min read
A Midwife's Tale
In which we learn you can walk on a frozen river, just go slow The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Stars: 5 52 Book Club Summer Prompt #16 -...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 15, 20242 min read
Up Dawson's Creek Without a Paddle
In which we realize that our teenage dreams might not make for a good reality Stars: 4.5 Spice: R 52 Book Club Summer Prompt #17 - Team...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 15, 20242 min read
The Most Rarefied Air
In which you realize you are never going to attending events with these people Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan Stars: 4.5 52 Book Club...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Throwing Caution to the Wind
In which we realize sometime we need to do the scary sh*t The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh Stars: 4 Spicy: G 52 Book Club Summer Book...
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Julie Mackin
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Secrets Can Be Dangerous
In which we realize we never really want to be on a reality TV show A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh Stars: 4.5 52 Book Club Summer...
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Julie Mackin
Jun 26, 20242 min read
The Coziest of Murders
In which we realize you should never underestimate how far some people will go to solve a murder. The Queen of Poisons by Robert...
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Julie Mackin
Jun 26, 20242 min read
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
In which we wonder about the nature of families The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Stars: 4 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenge Prompt:...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Let the Sunshine In
In which our heroine realizes she is perfect for this role When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein Stars: 4 Spicy: R 52 Book Club...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 7, 20241 min read
If You Think Your Job Is Tough
In which we realize Beauty and the Beast can be a pretty dark A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Star: 4.5 Spicy: PG 52 Book...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Finders Keepers
Can you really trust any narrators these days? Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Stars: 4.5 PopSugar 2024 Reading Challenge - #4 - A Book About a...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 25, 20241 min read
Family Can Be Murder
In which our hero might need to watch his back Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Stars: 5 52 Book Club...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 19, 20242 min read
It Had To Be You
In which our characters are pulled together by various string theories The Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen Stars: 4 Rating: G 52...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 7, 20242 min read
The Poison Pen
In which the writer might not know all The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz Stars: 4 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #47 -...
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Julie Mackin
Jan 12, 20242 min read
A Little Night Magic
Perfect if you like: Magical realism Grumpy Sunshine Romances Found Family A good cup of tea My dear cousin Sarah recommended Mandanna’s...
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