family drama

Literati Book Club – November 2022

My Literati Book Club choice for November is a fictional family drama from a popular author perfect for reading before the holidays. r.
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Literati Book Club Subscription – August 2022

Since November 2021, I’ve been receiving the monthly Literati Book Subscription. Each month I choose a Luminary and then discuss their chosen book with other book club members. This online book club offers a book community where readers can engage in discussions led by the Luminary as well as other members. The book options are both…
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Book Review: The Precious Jules by Shawn Nocher

The Precious Jules siblings return home to discuss the possible return of their sister from Beechwood Institute after living there for 32 years and how it may affect their parents.
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Book Review: Our Little World by Karen Winn

An idyllic summer in 1985 New Jersey turns tragic for two families. Will they every recover from the secrets of that summer?
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Book Review: Summer Brother by Jaap Robben

A summer adventure between two brothers that has trouble written all over it.
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Book Review: 337 by M. Jonathan Lee

A man must confront his past family drama and hurt, choosing forgiveness to heal from the pain.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – June 2020 Edition

A roundup of mini-reviews of some of my recent reads chosen for my own enjoyment including audiobooks, eBooks, and physical copies.
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Book Review/Author Interview: The Most Fun We Ever Had By Claire Lombardo

THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD By: Claire Lombardo Published: June 25, 2019 Publisher: Doubleday Books Fiction We all have that family that we idolize. There is that idyllic family that is always happy, always seems to have everything fall into place, and their kids are successful and beautiful. In Lombardo’s debut novel, that family…
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Book Spotlight: Seven Days of Us By Francesca Hornak

  Available today in paperback is the book everyone will be talking about this holiday season. SEVEN DAYS OF US is the perfect read to appreciate your holiday craziness and that maybe you don’t have it so bad! It’s Christmas, and the Birch family is gathering for the first time in years. Emma is elated…
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Book Review: The Lost Family By Jenna Blum

THE LOST FAMILY By: Jenna Blum Published: June 5, 2018 Publisher: Harper Fiction/Historical Fiction   Heartache, even decades later, can still feel like it just happened yesterday. Even though Peter survived WWII and brutal treatment by the Nazis, his wife and twin toddler daughters did not. He came to America to start over and as…
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Stacie's read-in-2022 book montage

Master Your Core: A Science-Based Guide to Achieve Peak Performance and Resilience to Injury
Hidden Figures
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
Waiting for Tom Hanks
The Maid
The Other Black Girl
Anxious People
The Body
Great American Road Trips- National Parks: Discover insider tips, must see stops , nearby attractions  more
Apples Never Fall
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
The Vanishing Half
How to Find Your Way Home
People We Meet on Vacation
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel
Wave
Dear Evan Hansen
The Unsinkable Greta James
The Road We Took


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