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Bobbi DumasA Book Community that celebrates Great Reads, Awesome Authors & Other Book Notes
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Hello 2024! Wrapping Up 2023...
It’s been so long since I did a “best of” list that I forgot how hard it is! So many great books, so many awesome authors and terrific reads. But today is Epiphany, and it feels like a good time to get back into some routine for reviewing....
You May Kiss The Bride / Lisa Berne
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On Fridays I’m mostly focusing on authors who’ve been around for a while and who have given me real reasons to be a #FanGirl.
I was privileged to read this lovely debut when it released in 2017, and I’m been a Lisa Berne sup...
Cure for the Common Breakup / Beth Kendrick
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Beth Kendrick is a beautiful author who wrote a handful of romantic fiction titles in the 2000s and 2010s.
Her wonderful series, Black Dog Bay, was very romantic but also had some deep dives into characters finding themselv...
Sister Stardust / Jane Green
There’s something to be said about a book that takes you back to a time that felt shimmery and out-of-focus even as it was happening, so it’s not surprising that there’s a certain amount of that sensation in reading about it fifty years lat...
Meet Me In Paradise / Libby Hubscher
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#2020sTuesdays - I wasn’t reviewing much over the past couple of years, so I’m going to take some time on Tuesdays to swoon over books I read and loved in 2020 and 2021.
Did you catch this lovely, heart-wrenching, beautiful...
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Bobbi Dumas celebrates books, spotlights women writers and builds community around great reads. She's written for Kirkus, NPR, the New York Times and others.
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