Tag: positive review
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Embrace Winter with ‘The Snow Child’: A Heartfelt Review
For the first reading challenge of 2026, I decided to read a book that truly felt like winter. Not just with a significant increase in snowfall, but that gave you a sense of real cold. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey captures that feeling and invokes so many more.
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Book Review Speed Run
Let’s do a speed run of my reaction to various books I have read in the last few weeks filled with gifs and arbitrary ranking systems.
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The Vanishing Half: A Positive Perspective
One of the reasons this story is so powerful is because it’s indicative of so many real stories of pain, love, and loss. This is a book that I will be thinking about for a long time.
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Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2025
You may have heard the saying “New Year, new you.” Well, this year we are shaking it up by having a “New Year, but mostly the same you” kind of mindset.
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The Bromance Book Club: A Positive Perspective
This book, the entire series actually, is a perfect blend of sweet romance and humor. The books read by the men in The Bromance Book Club teach them about themselves and how to be better boyfriends and husbands.
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A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
The romance was heartfelt with plenty of steam. The stakes were heavy. The conflict felt genuine and resolved in a very satisfying manner.
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Books That Inspire Thankfulness
To help you get into that Thanksgiving spirit, let’s talk about some books that inspire thankfulness.
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Watercress: A Positive Perspective
The illustrations in this book are absolutely gorgeous. And it helps to teach your kids to be grateful as well as giving them insight into Chinese culture. It may even leave you craving a salad.
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The Women: A Positive Perspective
Like the author says, this is a story inspired by the women who lived and experienced it. And it’s about time the world knew their stories.
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The Housemaid: A Positive Perspective
A good mystery takes you on a ride. This book definitely does that. I was too busy enjoying the ride to try to puzzle out what was going to be on the next page.