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AKA – trying to read through a stack of books and share her thoughts on them

ARC Review: The Imposter by Marin Montgomery (2021)

Read a review of the soon to be released book The Imposter by Marin Montgomery here.… Read More ARC Review: The Imposter by Marin Montgomery (2021)

February 21, 2021 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Book Review #41: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski (2020)

Read a review of the novel Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski here… Read More Book Review #41: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski (2020)

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Short Review #29: Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker (2019)

Read a review of Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker here… Read More Short Review #29: Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker (2019)

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Short Review #28: Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell (2010)

Read a review of the nonfiction book Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell… Read More Short Review #28: Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell (2010)

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Book Review #40: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (2020)

Read a book review of the sequel Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline here… Read More Book Review #40: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (2020)

January 23, 2021January 24, 2021 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Short Review #27: Video Palace: In Search of the Eyeless Man by Maynard Wills (2020)

Read a review of the book Video Palace: In Search of the Eyeless Man by Maynard Wills here… Read More Short Review #27: Video Palace: In Search of the Eyeless Man by Maynard Wills (2020)

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Short Review #26: One by One by Ruth Ware (2020)

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Book Review #39: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (2020)

Read a review of the newly released book The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton here… Read More Book Review #39: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (2020)

December 26, 2020 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Top Five Favorite Books Read in 2020

Read about my top five favorite books read in 2020 here… Read More Top Five Favorite Books Read in 2020

December 19, 2020 elizabethreviews4 Comments

Book Review #38: Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (2020)

Read a book review of Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden here.… Read More Book Review #38: Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (2020)

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Short Review #25: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett (2019)

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Book Review #37: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (2020)

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December 3, 2020 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Short Review #24: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk (2020)

Read a review of Chuck Palahniuk’s new release, The Invention of Sound… Read More Short Review #24: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk (2020)

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Short Review #23: Verity by Colleen Hoover (2018)

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Book Review #36: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (2020)

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November 14, 2020 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Book Review #35: The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (2020)

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November 11, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

Short Review #22: These Women by Ivy Pochoda (2020)

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Book Review #34: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi (2018)

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Book Review #33: The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel (2020)

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Short Review #21: The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (2019)

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Book Review #32: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (2020)

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Book Review #31: Writers & Lovers by Lily King (2020)

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October 8, 2020 elizabethreviews3 Comments

Short Review #20: The Invited by Jennifer McMahon (2019)

Read a review of the spooky novel, The Invited by Jennifer McMahon here… Read More Short Review #20: The Invited by Jennifer McMahon (2019)

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Short Review #19: The Escape Room by Megan Goldin (2019)

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September 25, 2020 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Short Review #18: Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey (2019)

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September 21, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

Book Review #30: There There by Tommy Orange (2018)

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September 17, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

Short Review #17: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (2015)

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September 10, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

Book Review #29: I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (2016)

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Short Review #16: Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier (2020)

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Short Review #15: The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell (2020)

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August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

ARC Review: Grown Ups by Emma Jane Unsworth (2020)

Read a review of the Advance Readers Copy edition for Grown Ups by Emma Jane Unsworth. This book will be released in the US on August 18th 2020.… Read More ARC Review: Grown Ups by Emma Jane Unsworth (2020)

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Short Review #14: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (2020)

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August 9, 2020 elizabethreviews3 Comments

Book Review #28: Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh (2020)

Read a review of Ottessa Moshfegh’s newest release Death in Her Hands here… Read More Book Review #28: Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh (2020)

August 3, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

Book Review #27: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (2020)

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Short Review #13: Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue (2016 English Translation)

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Book Review #26: The Sellout by Paul Beatty (2015)

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Book Review #25: Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019)

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July 8, 2020 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Short Review #12: Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin (2020)

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Book Review #24: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2018)

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June 17, 2020July 5, 2020 elizabethreviews7 Comments

Short Review #11: God Shot by Chelsea Bieker (2020)

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Short Review #10: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016)

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June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 elizabethreviews1 Comment

Book Review #23: From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty (2017)

Read a review of Caitlin Doughty’s From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death and hear more about her stories and research… Read More Book Review #23: From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty (2017)

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Book Review #22: Weather by Jenny Offill (2020)

Read a review of Jenny Offill’s Weather here, and see why you should read this book… Read More Book Review #22: Weather by Jenny Offill (2020)

May 19, 2020 elizabethreviews2 Comments

Short Review #9: The Tenant by Katrine Engberg (2020 English Translation)

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Short Review #8: Funny Girl by Nick Hornby (2015)

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Book Review #21: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (2020)

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Short Review #7: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson (2019)

Read a review of Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson here… Read More Short Review #7: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson (2019)

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Book Review #20: She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey (2019)

Read a comprehensive review of She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey… Read More Book Review #20: She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey (2019)

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Book Review #19: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (2020)

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April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 elizabethreviews4 Comments

Short Review #6: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (2016)

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April 6, 2020 elizabethreviews3 Comments

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Hi everyone! I caught up on an ARC book and review this week. This is a good thing too, because its release date is approaching ✨ I finished Marin Montgomery’s latest thriller, The Imposter ✨ This title will be available on March 9th ✨
This week I read the emotionally turbulent novel Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski ✨🏊🏻‍♂️ This speculative story, which felt like a love letter, recounted events to the main character’s former lover, and is definitely one to remember. It takes place during the fall of Communist Poland in the early 1980s, and learning about the history itself was fascinating. The drama centers on Ludwik and Janusz, two young men who fall in love one summer and bond over the not-approved book, James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. Through growing apart from Janusz and becoming an adult in a more oppressive society, Ludwik figures out what he wants out of life and learns the importance of choosing. This LGBT centered novel touches on love, identity, loss and what freedom means ✨
Who enjoys audiobooks? Personally, I love physical books more, but that’s just me. My goal this year is to try to become more into audiobooks due to my longer commute to work by car. And the first audiobook I listened to (the first in a long time), is a horror work of fiction, Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker ✨
I’m finally closer to ending my reading slump by finishing Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell 💎 This book fell into my life unexpectedly when a coworker recommended and let me borrow this one. Flawless is a nonfiction read written by the authors of Blood Diamonds (yes, like the Leonardo DiCaprio movie) about an intriguing true crime story that was not widely talked about when it happened ✨
Instead of me talking about the latest book I read this week, here’s a small view of how my books look in my new home 💞📚 I’ve been busy with a very stressful move, but hope to get back to sharing more books soon ✨
How is everyone’s week going?👾 I’m getting ready to move (which I always forget is harder than it seems..), but this week I got to finish Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline ✨
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