Category: Books
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Anti-Fat Bias with Aubrey Gordon
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon I first heard of Aubrey Gordon when I started listening to her podcast Maintenance Phase. She and cohost Michael Hobbes discuss wellness and weight-loss trends, fads, and policies to find out what’s true, what’s a myth, and what’s just flat-out ridiculous to…
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A Deadly Family Game
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman A Five-Star Book Review This was my first Catherine Steadman book, but it won’t be my last. I loved The Family Game for many reasons, but most of all, it is a fast-paced thriller that kept me questioning and guessing, which makes for an excellent read. Synopsis of The…
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Killing The It Girl
The It Girl by Ruth Ware A 5⭐️ Book Teview This was my first Ruth Ware book, and it definitely won’t be my last! I really enjoyed the story, the writing, and the twists of her newest book, The It Girl. What I Loved about Ruth Ware’s The It Girl Hannah Jones is the lead…
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Take My Hand for a 5-Star Read
Sometimes an author gives the amazing gift of a beautiful read that is page-turning and educational. Dolen Perkins-Valdez did exactly that with her 2022 book, Take My Hand. The Tuskegee syphillis experiments are a horrific, tragic part of US history. It’s still unimaginable to think of what doctors did to Black men in Alabama for…
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Five Stars for All My Rage
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir A Five-Star Book Review All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir is a book about love, culture, and who you turn to when life is unimaginably hard. It is a beautiful story I about desperate people making desperate decisions, and I am here for it. Nope and Salahudin (Sal) have…
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