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Mutiny Ahoy
The Wager by David Grann 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Mass Center for the Book Challenge Rating: 4/5 stars Will you like...
Julie Mackin
May 30, 20233 min read


You Might Want to Just Leave This One
Leave it to the March Sisters by Annie Sereno Ratings: 2.5 of 5 Ooph I struggled with this one. As I mentioned in my review of The Late...
Julie Mackin
May 28, 20232 min read


Add a Pinch of Sodium Chloride
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Recommended Book Ratings: ⅘ Will you like this book?...
Julie Mackin
May 24, 20232 min read


California or Bust
Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart Rating: 4 of 5 Spice: 4; the scenes were pretty descriptive Sexy Times: 4; I was so ready...
Julie Mackin
May 19, 20232 min read


On the Road Again
Off the Map by Trish Doller 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Romance Rating: 4/5 Spice: 3; A few descriptive scenes Sexy...
Julie Mackin
May 18, 20232 min read


Birth of a Modern(ish) Nation
We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole Rating 5/5 I’ve been trying and trying to write a review of this book but I never quite know...
Julie Mackin
May 17, 20232 min read


A Little Light Austen
Dear reader, do you worry when an author takes the characters of your beloved novels and puts them in new books, two hundred years later?...
Julie Mackin
May 15, 20232 min read


A Book for My Magpie Heart
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan Rating 4/5 Will you like this book? You might if you like: Intertwines stories Novels that move...
Julie Mackin
May 14, 20232 min read


Live from New York...
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Rating: 4 / 5 Will you like this book? You might if you like: Behind the scenes at Saturday Night...
Julie Mackin
May 12, 20232 min read


Your High Score
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: A recommended boo Rating: 4.5/5 Will...
Julie Mackin
May 11, 20232 min read


Not Exactly Fran Fine
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson Rating 4/5 Spice: 5; this was super spicy Sexy Times: 4; I mean they had a great backstory that created an...
Julie Mackin
May 11, 20231 min read


Like a Stone Wall
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne If You're Cranking and You Know It, Raise Your Hand...
Julie Mackin
May 9, 20233 min read


Crackle Party
The Hurting Kind: Poem by Ada Limon 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Massachusetts Center for the Book Challenge - April...
Julie Mackin
Apr 27, 20231 min read


So Many Fish in the Sea
Just My Type by Falon Ballard Stars: 4 Spice: 3; nothing too crazy or shocking Sexy Times: 4; because this was a second chance love...
Julie Mackin
Apr 27, 20232 min read


Talking About a Revolution
My Monday Mood is a bit patriotic, it’s been influenced by the fact that it is Patriot’s Day here in Massachusetts, the day we celebrate...
Julie Mackin
Apr 23, 20232 min read


All Good Here, Thanks
I'm putting a different Sunday Scary book out there. What happens when your marriage ends and you are left floundering? The end of any...
Julie Mackin
Apr 23, 20232 min read


No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Stars: 4 Spice: 2, mostly behind closed doors some graphic descriptions Sexy Times: 4 the attraction was instantaneous and it felt real...
Julie Mackin
Apr 16, 20232 min read


Toe Pick...
The Icebreaker by Hannah Grace 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Romance Stars: 4 Spice: 4; some graphic descriptions Sexy...
Julie Mackin
Apr 15, 20232 min read


Families Can Be Rough Man
The Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa Stars: 3 Spicy: 4; It was definitely an R rating on this one, some super spicy scenes Sexy Times: 3; they...
Julie Mackin
Apr 7, 20232 min read


Islands In the Stream
Happy Monday. I've been feeling a bit like our two main characters at the start of this book, a little lost, a little unsure. But this...
Julie Mackin
Apr 3, 20234 min read
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