Book Chat: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Check out The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian This book was something of a revelation. It was authentic, tragic, inspiring, complex, challenging, simple, and ultimately begs contemplation. A gem! Author’s Website: fallsapart.com
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Book Chat: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes Check out One Plus One A roadtrip. Some unlikely mix-ups. A seemingly stereotypical plot, and, on the surface, stereotypical characters, but at its heart it works. It really works. Author’s Website: jojomoyes.com
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Book Chat: The Good Sister by Chelsea Bolan Check out The Good Sister Author’s Website: chelseabolan.com Delicately written, while calling into question the hypocrisies and consequences of a patriarchal society. In the first chapter I was overwhelmed with emotion, with the suggested hypocrisy, with uncertainty. As the story went on (despite
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Book Chat: Taking Stock by Scott Bartlett Check out Taking Stock Brilliant characterization and a thoughtful look into the mind of a young man struggling to fit into a world in which he feels he doesn’t belong. An unapologetic exploration of mental illness. Author’s Website: scottplotts.com Click the link above to sign up for
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Book Chat: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Check out Me Before You A book I found it hard to put down, with something beneath the surface that kept me compelled to turn another and yet another page. A book to make me think and that questions the true freedom
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Book Chat: A Splendid Boy by Melanie Martin Check out A Splendid Boy Author’s Website: melaniemartinauthor.com With vivid descriptions of both land and people, Martin takes the reader from a fishing port in Middle Tickle, Newfoundland to the battlefields of the Great War. A beautiful and heart wrenching story full of
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Book Chat: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor Check out Daughter of Smoke & Bone A fantastical, visual, delight that didn’t keep up its wonder BUT still left me wanting more. An exploration into the varying perspective and ‘fault laying’ of colonization and interpretations of good and evil.
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Book Chat: Flight or Fight by Scott Bartlett Check out Flight or Fight An intriguing exploration through the world that could be … a world that’s familiar, scary, and will leave you contemplating the choices you make and the changes you accept. Author’s Website: scottplots.com
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Book Chat: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Check out Suite Francaise An unusual but worthwhile peek at an author’s ‘rough’ creation and a beautiful view of human interaction and thought when facing a world and life upturned.
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