Author: jessicareadsmanybooks
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Enjoying Black Cake
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson A Five-Star Book Review I went in blind when I started reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, having only seen rave reviews of this debut novel on Bookstagram. I can say now that those reviews were totally on point. This book is beautiful! I describe Ms. Wilkerson’s writing as magic,…
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Love Under One Roof
Under One Roof By Ali Hazelwood A forced-proximity love story? Why, of course! Under One Roof is one of Ali Hazelwood’s STEMinista novellas, and it does not disappoint. I really enjoyed The Love Hypothesis last year, so I looked forward to picking up this short book. Mara arrives in Washington DC to start her job…
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Anxiety, a Psychiatrist, and a Lost Weekend
I am not sure how many psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and mental health experts I have seen over the years. I’ve lost count of those visits and of the medications I’ve tried. Since we have moved several times in the past six years, I’ve had to seek new help and new prescriptions every time, and that process…
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Childhood Experiences and the Influence on My Body
It is well-established that experiences in childhood can impact your life as an adult. While literature on the subject continues to grow, a recent study encapsulates this phenomenon for me: Childhood experiences affect family health in adulthood in the expected direction. Even in the presence of early adversity, positive experiences in childhood can provide a…
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Revisiting Sweet Valley High as an Adult in 2022
Some people may define their guilty pleasure reading habits by choosing campy science fiction, mystical creature-human love stories, or smutty dime romances. Kudos to them. I say read what you want to read, because I have a guilty pleasure, too. My guilty pleasure books take place in an idyllic small California town, where the Pacific…
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