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Stolen Focus

Wow, this book left me with a lot to chew on. I went into Stolen Focus thinking it would center mostly around screentime and social...

Books I read forever ago (and haven't reviewed until now)

The Cartographers I love when a book has an intriguing plot and teaches me something new. I knew little to nothing about cartography and...

Think Like a Monk

I am in awe of this book. It is truly beautiful and left me a better person. I annotated the heck out of this book and marked pages that...

What I Read on Vacation

I recently went on a *kid-free* vacation with my husband in beautiful Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. We did nothing but eat, drink and read...

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My name is Mel & I am a Midwest mood reader, book reviewer & freelance writer. In case you didn't notice,

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Symphony of Secrets

Hear me out: it's a book about a famous composer from the 1920's who may have stolen the music that made him famous, and we have a...

Happiness Falls

I was a huge fan of Angie Kim's Miracle Creek so it was a no brainer for me to pick up her latest, Happiness Falls. Both books are...

The River We Remember

I love me some William Kent Krueger, especially when he publishes a standalone (because my anxiety riddled brain has a hard time keeping...

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