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Favorite Books of May 2022

Susie — Mon, 30 May 2022 10:00:53 +0000

May has been a little bit slower of a reading month for me. not in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality. That doesn’t mean I haven’t read some great books, just that there have been some sort of blah ones in the mix. None-the-less I’m happy to share my three favorite books of May today and ma also excited about the MANY fantastic books being released in June. It’s really a hot month for books. I’ve already read several that were on my Summer Preview 2022, which I shared here last week. And don’t forget, to get my reviews in a much more timely manner you can follow me on Instagram at NovelVisits. Now on to the books.

This month my favorite books were all about women striving to make the most of their lives. You’ve got to love that!…

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Favorite Books of April 2022 | Reviews

Susie — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:00:44 +0000

April has been a month of SO MANY great books. I could have easily shared 10 April releases in this post, but decided to keep it to my three favorite books. They are all ones that will be in the running for my Best Books of 2022 and the books I’d most like to press in everyone’s hands right now! If you’re interested in the rest of the April books I loved, you can follow me on Instagram at NovelVisits. You’ll also get my reviews in a much more timely manner there.

I hope this spring has been good to you and your family and that you have much to look forward to this summer. I’ll be sharing Beach Bag Books 2022 in the middle of next month and my Summer Preview 2022 at the end of May. In the meantime, April books have got you covered!

In order of publication and nothing more because these are ALL books I loved!…

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March 2022 Book Reviews

Susie — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:00:23 +0000

March isn’t always my favorite month, but this year a couple things really helped. First, getting out of rainy Washington and spending two glorious weeks in sunny, warm Scottsdale. And second, some truly outstanding books. Not every book I read wowed me, but it was a month of three top level, hangover worthy books. Of course, I’m sharing those today, plus three others that also hit a sweet spot in my reading journey. (The others? Let’s just forget about those!)

In order of publication and nothing more, my March 2022 Book Reviews!…

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July 2021 Book Reviews

Susie — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:00:42 +0000

July has been a big month for many reasons. It’s my first month off school, though technically retirement doesn’t start until September 1, and I really don’t expect to actually “feel” retired for at least another month after that. There’s still a lot going on and maybe that’s the new normal, but I’m hoping not. A week and a half ago, we had buried my mom’s ashes next to her mother’s grave and later that same day had a wonderful party to celebrate her life. It felt good to honor her and to get past that. We still have about 15 tubs of her things to go through, but we’ll save that for a little later. Around all that, I managed to get quite a bit of reading done and am happily sharing six of my favorite books in my July 2021 Book Reviews.

Each of the six books covered in this post I read in print. I’ll share audiobooks in a separate post on Thursday, but for today you’re in for some special books, including one that just might end up being my best of the year!…

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What Could Be Saved by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz

Susie — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:00:11 +0000

What Could Be Saved by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: January 12, 2021
Length: 464 pages
Amazon

{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Forty-five years after an 8-year old boy vanishes in Bangkok his sisters face with the possibility that that he may yet be alive….

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October 2020 Book Reviews – Print & Audiobooks

Susie — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:00:35 +0000

It’s been a really crazy month with family occupying much of my time, so that writing reviews has fallen a little by the wayside. I managed to get in three full length reviews, all of books I loved. October has actually been a really top-notch reading month for me, so among the six titles I’m sharing with you today are several more that really worked (and maybe one or two that didn’t). I’ll start with two I read in print and then move on to the many audiobooks I listened to this month….

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June Mini-Reviews ~ A Trio of Debuts!

Susie — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:00:53 +0000

This month I’m posting my mini-reviews a little earlier than normal because I’m taking next week off for a visit with family. As of this writing, I’ve finished 11 books in June and would expect to get in a few more, so it looks like a big reading month! Today, I’m excited to share three very different novels in my June mini-reviews. One takes place in the U.S., one in Japan, and the third in India. Two feature families, two feature crimes, and all are debuts!…

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The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman | Audiobook Review

Susie — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:00:24 +0000

The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman
Narrator: Susan Bennett
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Recorded Books)
Release Date: June 2, 2020
Length: 336 pages (9 hrs. 10 min.)
Libro.fm Amazon

{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Lisa and Poppy grew up best friends, but when they bring their families together for a vacation on Fripp Island, the differences between their two families simmer in tension, suspicion, and mystery….

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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett | Review

Susie — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:00:38 +0000

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Release Date: June 2, 2020
Length: 352 pages
Amazon

{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Black twin sisters flee their small, insular southern town in search of something more, something different; one returns, while the other seems to vanish….

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May Mini-Reviews ~ A Half Dozen!

Susie — Thu, 28 May 2020 10:00:33 +0000

Much like April, I was able to read quite a few books in May, but didn’t get a lot of actual reviews done. I had a couple “special” blog posts including Beach Bag Books 2020, my summer reading guide, and Summer Preview 2020, a look at new releases for June July and August. I’ve also still been in that weird place where my level of satisfaction has been all over the place (often times within the same book). I don’t fully trust my own opinions right now, so please consider that when reading through my May mini-reviews….

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