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Time's Bitter Brew: Reflections on 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Author), Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)
There is one thing that Before The Coffee Gets Cold can teach readers: no matter the language, love and lust transcend words. The novel...
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3 days ago2 min read
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A Curious Carnival of Words: A Book Review of 'The Carnivale of Curiosities
“The Carnivale of Curiosities” is a 429-page fantasy novel that will most likely appeal to fans of “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue,”...
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Jan 222 min read
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Mariah’s Book Review: A Silent Patient: A Haunting Psychological Thriller
Synopsis of “A Silent Patient” “A Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the mind of...
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Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Mariah’s Book Review: If He Would Have Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
Genre of "If He Would Have Been With Me" : Drama Pages/Length of "If He Would Have Been With Me": 336 Pages First Published: April 2nd,...
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Aug 27, 20242 min read
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Mariah's Book Reviews: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Synopsis "In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters—beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood...
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May 31, 20242 min read
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Book Review: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
*spoilers ahead: If you haven't read "The Fourth Wing*, skip this book review* Synopsis "Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die...
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Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Book Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty By Jenny Han
Synopsis "A young adult romance, The Summer I Turned Pretty follows Isabel “Belly” Conklin’s journey to adulthood over one unforgettable...
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Jan 28, 20243 min read
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Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Synopsis "Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story...
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Jul 30, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Love in The Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Synopsis "PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analyzing the genre in her dissertation—if she...
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Jul 2, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Hairstyles of The Damned by Joe Meno
Synopsis ""Hairstyles of the Damned" is about Brian Oswald, a guy in high school who is growing up punk. At first he's a sort of needy...
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Jun 11, 20232 min read
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Book Review: A Whole New World (Twisted Tale) by Liz Braswell
Synopsis "When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world....
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Jun 4, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Synopsis "The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a breathlessly addictive mystery that follows one man's race to find a killer, with an...
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May 21, 20232 min read
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Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
Synopsis "Nita Prose’s novel, The Maid, follows the days preceding Mr. Black’s death through Molly’s first person point of view. Molly is...
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May 6, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Summary "Daisy Jones & The Six captures the seduction of rock ’n’ roll in 1970s America. The novel is a fictional biography in which...
mariahsturdivant21
Apr 9, 20232 min read
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Book Review: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
Synopsis "Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a YA debut from Jas Hammonds...
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
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Book Review: Song of Achilles
Synopsis "A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly...
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Feb 24, 20231 min read
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Book Review: Paper Girls (the complete edition)
Synopsis "Four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls from the year 1988 uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and...
mariahsturdivant21
Feb 5, 20232 min read
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Book Review: Salvage The Bone by Jesmyn Ward
Synopsis "A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father...
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Jan 20, 20232 min read
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Outline By Rachel Cusk
Published by Mariah Sturdivant September 19th, 2022 Summary "A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing...
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Sep 19, 20222 min read
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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Published by Mariah Sturdivant August 22nd, 2022 Syponis "People don't just disappear without a trace… Shelby Tebow is the first to go...
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Aug 21, 20221 min read
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