Author: jessicareadsmanybooks
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The Popcorn Incident
Let me tell you a story about one of my most embarrassing moments, one that has been with me since I was in elementary school. One night, I think Mom and Dad wanted to go out on the town, so they left me and a friend at the YMCA for a movie night. We sat…
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My Bookish Body
I’m at a loss with my body. I want this new installment here will be a way for me to chronicle these challenges and to find some kind of accountability to make changes. This is the first time I’ve publicly documented the scale’s reports, the embarrassment and self-hatred of feeling out of control. This is…
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The Glory of HOSAB
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas A Five-Star Review (Minor Spoilers) If you’ve been on Bookstagram or BookTok in the past two months, you’ve seen tributes to Sarah J Maas’s newest book, House of Sky and Breath, which is the second in her Crescent City. There’s good reason for this adoration, in…
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The Maid: Adventures with Molly
The Maid by Nita ProseA 5-Star Book Review It took me awhile to become engrossed in The Maid by Nita Prose, but once I did, I adored this book, primarily because of Molly, a unique protagonist with a penchant for telling the brutal truth and getting herself into troubling situations. Her character arc was full…
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Inconvenient Daughter
Inconvenient Daughter by Lauren J. Sharkey A 5-Star Book Review Representation and the search for identity? Complicated mother-daughter relationship? A battle to define self-worth? Beautiful writing that made me want to cry? Inconvenient Daughter by Lauren J. Sharkey checks all the boxes for me to make it a 5⭐️ book. I loved this surprisingly brutal…
Bookish Brain 