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Mel Leslie
- Mar 31, 2022
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles was just what I needed to get out of my book slump. The last few books I have read have been sub-par and I've been having a hard time finding something that really pulls me in. That is, until I picked up this beauty. The Lincoln Highway was also my first foray into Amor Towles. After finishing, it will not be my last. Synopsis: Set in 1950's America, Emmett Watson has just been released from a reform school where he served a one year sentenc
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Mel Leslie
- Mar 21, 2022
True Crime Recs
I have been on a true crime kick lately. I recently finished the audio for I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara and followed that up with Unmasked by Paul Holes. Both books heavily cover the story of the Golden State Killer, but from a different angle. Michelle delves into all the details of the case with a literary flair, while Paul's narrative is part memoir, part true crime and speaks to his involvement in the GSK case, as well as other well known crimes, and his
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Mel Leslie
- Mar 10, 2022
A History of Wild Places
I wanted to like this one more than I did. A remote society set away in the woods, miles behind civilization, with a missing persons narrative, count me in. Sadly, this one did not live up to my expectations. A History of Wild Places reviews have compared it to M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, so I expected some aspects of magical realism. I found this one was more of a slow paced mystery, more than anything. Synopsis: Travis Wren is hired to find Maggie St. James, a childre
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Mel Leslie
- Mar 2, 2022
The Charm Offensive
I took a break from the heavy lit fic and dark thrillers to read a *gasp* romance novel! I can count on one hand how many romance novels I have read, especially rom-coms, but that is all the more reason to branch out of my comfort zone. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun is absolutely adorable. A rom-com novel about finding love in the most unique places, even on the production sidelines of a cringy Bachelor-esque production show. Synopsis: Dev Deshpande believes in fairy
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