Category: Books
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Resting Bitch Face: Review
I was thrilled to receive an advanced listening copy of Resting Bitch Gace: Poems by Taylor Byas. This collection of poems is atmospheric and filled with understated strength. Dr. Taylor Byas has a voice that is powerful, yet understated, and full of tension that suits her poetry. Her poems emote similar reactions with commentary on…
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July Reads: Mini Reviews
We’re halfway through July, and I’m steadily making my way through my to-be-read stacks. Maybe I’ll finish them by July 2045. Or maybe I’ll keep adding to the collection. Who knows? My latest reads have run the gamut of complicated family drama to a queer contemporary romance to a dystopian world and magical realism off…
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On Fire with the King of Ashes
King of Ashes by S.A. CosbyA Five-Star Book King of Ashes is a brutal story of a man’s descent into criminality in an attempt to save his family. This viscerally beautiful novel is not one to miss! About King of Ashes (No Spoilers) King of Ashes dropped in June 2025, and I’m still thinking about…
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Six of the Best Fictional Villians
There’s so much bad in the world. The real-life villains are taking control. I find myself regularly asking, “What’s next?!” in the day-to-day dumpster fire that is 2025. So, let’s talk about fictional villains, those who live rent-free in our brains. Here are six of mine. President Snow (The Hunger Games) As if the original…
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The Power of a Well-Trained Wife
Book Review: A Well-Trained Wife by Tia LevingsA Five-Star Book Tia Levings’s A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy is an incredible memoir that shows years of struggle and the challenges of coming back from a deeply damaged belief system. She combines her strong narrative voice with honest, introspective prose about her religious trauma.…
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