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Hillea2

Hillea2

Joined June 2020

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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I couldn‘t decide between pick or so-so, it‘s well written and I love a story about a close family and especially sisters since I‘m one of 3 girls. But in no world would this ever be okay and for that reason I hated everyone in the book except the twins who were my favorite characters!

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This is not my normal type of read because I‘m very sensitive to suspense/thriller/scary things. Luckily it‘s such a page-turner that you have to get through it quickly. Had me guessing all the way through!

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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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Such an interesting topic, super thought-provoking and was a perfect pick for book club. It‘s hard to hate your narrator/main character but it‘s so well written you manage to hate June but still enjoy the book!

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Meet Me at the Lake | Carley Fortune
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I liked the way the book was written, from different places in time and different locations, and the journal entries from Maggie to give some background on her. I was a little frustrated by the end and how quick Fern forgave Will - he didn‘t deserve that gift of how fast she was right back to normal after how he treated her…more than once.

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The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
Mehso-so

It is hard to review this book, I grew up such a HUGE Britney fan and it was hard to get a glimpse of how hard things were for her from her perspective. That said, it‘s only her perspective so I want to take some of these stories with a grain of salt. I‘m pulling for her everyday and will always be team Britney!

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The Summer of Songbirds | Kristy Woodson Harvey
Mehso-so

I love stories about female friendship, and I mostly liked the friendship of these three women but got frustrated at times with their secrecy from one another. I do want to take “hard things” and use with my besties and sisters!

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Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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One of the best I‘ve read in a while! I loved every single character and was so invested in all of their stories. I wished it was 500 pages longer!

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Romantic Comedy | Curtis Sittenfeld
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One of my favorite reads from 2023! I laughed out loud several times and loved the behind-the-scenes look at TNO. I think I also loved it because of how much I related to the protagonist. 10/10 recommend!

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Pickpick

It took a while to get in to this book, but the end was totally worth the payoff! Beautifully written.

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It was long and slow for most of it, but the end was totally worth the payoff. It is beautifully written and I‘ve never read a WWI book from the Russian perspective. Don‘t skip the author‘s note!

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Mehso-so

It certainly keeps you guessing until the end, I listened to the audiobook and did not love it, I think I would‘ve enjoyed it more if I read the physical book.

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Beartown: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Fredrik Backman is a favorite author of mine, so I went into this audio book blind not know what it was about. It was a tough listen, but I felt like he surprisingly captured a really hard subject from several women‘s perspectives which can be hard for a male to do. Important themes of family, teams and community!

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Carrie Soto Is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Loved this book! I really resonated with the competitive nature of Carrie and I think it helped me realize it‘s okay to be competitive. It‘s always empowering to read about strong women, and an athlete in a man‘s world made it fun!

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It Starts with Us | Colleen Hoover
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I started and finished this on a long flight which helped the time go by! I love these characters and was happy to continue the story. All of the emotions!

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It Ends With Us | Colleen Hoover
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I am late to the game on this one, and finally decided to go for it after all of the hype. It totally lived up to it! I really enjoyed it and plowed through it. Lily is easy to pull for even when sometimes it‘s hard to walk through her justifications.

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Pickpick

Fascinating read and topic, the end seemed a little abrupt but overall a fun pick for our book club!

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Pickpick

Absolutely loved this book about female friendship. It made my cry and laugh and every emotion in between.

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Mehso-so

While I will say that the book made me want to keep reading every time I picked it up (which is usually the sign of a great book), I hated the protagonist! That said, I was guessing all the way to the end!

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This was based on an article that the authors had previously written, so I was basically listening to an extended research paper. I would recommend passing on this one unless you are really into the first amendment and social trends. An issue with this one is timeliness, there have been so many more controversial events since it was published but I felt compelled to read/listen after a recommendation from our company CEO.

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I'll Be You: A Novel | Janelle Brown
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I love anything about a cult, so I was fully in for this one. I thought it was over-dramatic with the Charlotte storyline but it was a page-turner for sure.

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Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
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This book was super educational and also has the usual Jodi Picoult-style suspense and twist. Any other details would be spoilers!

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Mehso-so

This book is a big page-turner and I wanted to know what happened, but I didn‘t love the writing style. Then the climax felt like it happened faster than it needed to with an information dump, and that felt very unrealistic. Did not love the ending.

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The Ways We Hide: A Novel | Kristina Mcmorris
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I loved this twist on a WWII historical fiction. It was the right amount of background to get us to the present, but I did think the end dragged on a little too long. When my cousin told me to read this book about a magician helping with the war efforts overseas, I assumed our protagonist was male. It was such a delight to have a female and I‘m ashamed of my assumption!

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This Is How It Always Is | Laurie Frankel
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So educational and well-written. I hope everyone reads this book to find some understanding about the trans community where they might not have before. Poppy is so lucky to have the support system she does as many don‘t.

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Sam: A Novel | Allegra Goodman
Mehso-so

We go through the most formative years of Sam‘s life and hit many milestones. I enjoy a coming-of-age story but this one didn‘t have enough for me to recommend as a pick.

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My favorite read so far this year! Elizabeth is so inspiring in her strength, poise and grace. I didn‘t want it to end!

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Fevered Star | Rebecca Roanhorse
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The second book in this series - was not as good as the first, but still going to read the third when it comes out!

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The Maid | Nita Prose
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Loved this read! I liked the inclusion of the protagonist‘s mental challenge as a main character. I also did not see the end coming and I feel like I can usually guess. Can‘t wait to have our book club at Olive Garden this week!! ☺️

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Black Sun | Rebecca Roanhorse
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This took me a few chapters to get into it, but I‘m glad I stuck with it. A lot of action and the end made me ready to read the second book in this trilogy right away. Very well-written.

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I really enjoyed this book about relationships and building a business and the roles friends take on while running a business. I experienced every emotion reading this one!

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Mehso-so

Esme‘s strength impressed me, so having the book have little redemption for her was hard. But a book with so many women who feel empowered without a husband was refreshing!

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Pickpick

A lovely and descriptive novel about people who are different and the discrimination they face. Our world would be a much better place if everyone read this book! It also makes me want to break a rule or two. Sometimes I can get caught up with following rules and regulations and not enjoy life as I should.

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The Measure | Nikki Erlick
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LOVE love love this book! So thought-provoking and really makes you reflect on if you would open your box or not. This one follows each character through each chapter and the connections were really special. One of my favorites so far this year!

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Mehso-so

I like books that switch characters from chapter to chapter, but this one was a hard listen with so much trauma and tragedy. Don‘t skip the acknowledgments, it has some interesting historical context for many of the daughters.

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The Guncle | Steven Rowley
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I listened to this one read by the author which I‘m glad I did because I felt like he read the characters exactly as they should be. I would‘ve like a little more depth in this one but it was a good mindless listen.

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A fun book where I didn‘t have to think too hard and could enjoy the heists with a good twist. I read about their trip to Paris while I was on the way to Paris which was a treat!

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I needed this palate cleanser after reading Verity, and as the title suggests, it was the perfect book to read while I was sitting on the beach. I was very invested in January (and Gus), and her relationship with her father. I really appreciated the friendship with her best friend, it felt so real!

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Verity | Colleen Hoover
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There is too much to say about this book without giving any spoilers - I‘ll just say that I see what all the hype is about! It‘s not my typical go-to type of book because I‘m very sensitive to this kind of suspense, so I read it on vacation knowing I could finish it quickly…and read it in two days!

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Something Wilder (Export) | Christina Lauren
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This was a fun, easy read while I was on vacation. I thought I had the entire book figured out in the first 50 pages but there were several surprises I didn‘t see coming that made me keep turning the pages.

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Loved this book! Especially the father-daughter relationship and the 90s throwback references. What a fun take on time-travel.

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This book could be hard to read at times, but is an important story to tell and be heard. Adunni‘s strength and value of education is inspiring and I hope my louding voice can be as positive as hers!

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Nothing to See Here | Kevin Wilson
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Super fun and quick read! I found the friendship between the two women very odd, but realizing it was written by a man makes more sense now. But Lillian‘s relationship with the kids was heart-warming!

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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir | Michelle Zauner
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LOVED this memoir about the mother-daughter relationship. Michelle is completely honest and vulnerable, and I flew through the audio book as I hung on every word.

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I listened to this audio book alongside reading The Paris Library. Getting perspectives on the war from two different countries really helped educate me on what was happening all over the world. Mildred was really an astonishing woman who accomplished so much yet we know so little about her.

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The Paris Library: A Novel | Janet Skeslien Charles
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I like when stories trade between characters, and this one did both that and went back-and-forth between the timelines of the protagonists as well. Would definitely recommend as a historical fiction of WWII

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Mehso-so

Michael Schur is hilarious and I loved listening to the audio book. Be prepared for it to make you feel like a horrible person.

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Pickpick

I was fresh off watching The Gilded Age, so I was super curious to learn about this family we‘ve never heard of. I thought it was a fascinating true story about this woman who had more money than I can fathom, but only ever desired to remain anonymous, which is always the opposite of what we‘re used to with rich people!

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I‘ve been on a kick of money embezzlement-type shows (ex. Inventing Anna, Tinder Swindler) and this was on-brand with those but made those examples look like child‘s play…total amateurs. Still amazing to me how people like them can do what they do at the age that they do it! I listened to the audio book and it sounded like a podcast or research paper which isn‘t my favorite but I needed to know the pay off! Pun intended.

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In Five Years: A Novel | Rebecca Serle
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Liked to concept, but ultimately ended up disappointed with the protagonist. I always love a strong female friendship which felt like the saving grace of the book.

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Station Eleven: A novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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This one hit really close to home so it was a lot to think about. I liked reading all of the different perspectives and it was a page-turner! Can‘t wait to watch the show.