Author: jessicareadsmanybooks
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What I Read This Week: March 27 to April 2
Spending a good portion of the week in bed with a bad reaction to medication did have one benefit: I read four books from my to-be-read bookshelf! Before I get into my mini-reviews, a quick health update. My migraines are about 40 percent better than they were a month ago, which is good but not…
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What I Read This Week: March 20 to March 26
This week’s reading was a mixture of fiction and memoir, all books from my to-be-read list as I’m trying to clear my shelves. Here’s a recap of the reads I finished this week. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy I wanted to love this book by Jamie Ford; I really did. The Many Daughters of…
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The Important Story of the Yellow Wife
Five-Star Read: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson I recently wrote about five reasons I love reading historical fiction, and Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson is an excellent example of why I love this genre. About Yellow Wife Yellow Wife is the story of Pheby Delores Brown, born on Bell Plantation in Virginia. She was favored…
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Books I Read Last Week: March 13 to March 19
Another week of reading some backlist books! Last week was a varied mix of satisfying reads and audiobooks. Here’s a quick review of the three books I checked off my list last week. Spells for Forgetting Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young was one of my 2022 Book of the Month picks, and overall, it…
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Five Reasons I Love Reading Historical Fiction
“What’s your favorite genre?” Nearly every avid reader will have heard this question at one point or another, and sometimes it can be as difficult to answer as the dreaded question: “What’s your favorite book?” I read nearly every genre–contemporary, fantasy, thrillers, some romance, and young adult. As a mood reader, it’s really about what…
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