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The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

This is my type of story! Grumpy sunshine, FMC in her 30s, new start in a small town.  Wholesome, no smut, still romantic!

Madame Bovary: Classic Collection by Gustave Flaubert

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

This is why women in the 1850s needed to have an occupation or hobby. Emma gets swept up in the idea of romance that she overlooks the real part of a happy marriage. This is the 1850 version of scandalous daytime TV

Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

The family drama continues with this one!

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

I thought this was really interesting overall, but I think some of the lessons could be summarized as "don't try to beat the stock market, just pick something broad and stick with it". Worth the read though!

The Wives by Simone Gorrindo

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I have to give this 5 stars because I too am an Army wife, although thankfully not for a special forces soldier, but there is so much realness here, I loved her brutal honesty and the openness with which she shares their story. 

Longshadow by Olivia Atwater

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Listen, I loved this whole series. I still think the first one was the best/most romantic of the 3, but this one is a glorious story of a lesbian faerie falling for essentially a transgender god of death with a happy ending, and I am HERE FOR IT. 

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Hilarious! Mildly blasphemous, but if you are not easily offended about Christianity, it is very funny! You do not need to know anything about Jesus to enjoy, but a very basic knowledge of the new testament will enhance the hilarity. 

Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand

emotional fast-paced

3.5

This is a Christmas story of a family in all sorts of crisis, and how they come together. A little romance, a little drama, it is very heartwarming in the end. 

Kingdom of Play: What Ball-bouncing Octopuses, Belly-flopping Monkeys, and Mud-sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself by David Toomey

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

A little slow at times, this was a really interesting look at animals at play and how it relates to evolution, and how much we still do not know! 

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Loved this! Effie is a maid, and in a totally reimagined Cinderella type story, she isn't a fallen lady who is trying to marry out of being a maid, she is just a maid, and at the end, she discovers that there really isn't anything wrong with that. Perfect for YA romantasy lovers! No spice.