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  • Fairy Tale Girl

    Fairy Tale Girl

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    My mom gifted me The Fairy Tale Girl by Susan Branch about a month or two ago. I finished it towards the end of May and have to say it was absolutely delightful. The story is auto-biographical, sharing a look into Susan’s childhood and early adult life. It kicks off with the ending of her marriage…

  • The Girl on the Train Book Review

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    Have you heard of the book The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins? I’d seen it in a few magazines and read it last month. Holy cow, it is good. The story follows a woman who rides the train to London every day and observes a couple from her seat and imagines their lives. When one party…

  • Book Review: The Woman I Wanted to Be

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    A long time ago, I watched a show highlighting Diane von Furstenburg’s life. It was captivating. In her lifetime, she has married a prince, made millions on her own, traveled the world, danced at Studio 54 and made fashion history. Since then, I’ve become a huge fan, so I was excited to read her book,…

  • On My Bookshelf: The Rosie Project

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    I read one of the most charming books on our vacation, and I’ve been dying to tell you about it. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison is a comedy and romance rolled into one. The protagonist, Don Tillman, is a brilliant scientist, who is incredibly honest and socially awkward, but somehow still very charming. In a quest to find the perfect…

  • On My Bookshelf

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    For book club last month, we read Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. The Plot: The story takes place in 1999. The Internet is still relatively new. The clothes are phenomenal. The  male lead, Lincoln, has been hired to monitor emails at a newspaper. (Big Brother is watching.) While at work, he starts following the correspondence of two of his…

  • On My Bookshelf: The House Girl

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    So, in the last two weeks, I’ve been sick, and Ellie has been sick. To say things have not been awesome would be an understatement. This book, however, is pretty spectacular. My mom had lent it to me with a glowing recommendation, so I decided to give it a whirl. I read the entire thing…

  • 1 Down, 11 to Go

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    This year, I made the resolution to read one book a month. I started with My Berlin Kitchen by the super talented Luisa Weiss. I’d been a huge fan of her blog, The Wednesday Chef and hoped her memoir would be as fantastic. It is. She paints a beautiful picture of Berlin, and all the…

  • Gone Girl

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    Have you heard of the book Gone Girl?  A New York Times Bestseller, I had heard about it a while ago and picked up my own copy. The baby isn’t that in to me reading, so I didn’t have a chance to start it until recently. Well, things finally came together over Thanksgiving. With a husband and two grandparents around…