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Book Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Published on July 5, 2022December 1, 2022 by Celeste6 Comments

I finally read THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood and ended up enjoying it more than expected. Since there are already a lot of reviews out there, instead I focus more on commentary.

Author: Ali Hazelwood
Series: None
Age Category: New Adult
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publish Date: September 14, 2021
Print Length: 400

Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of The Love Hypothesis on Bookshop.org!*

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Monthly Book Blog Wrap-Up: June 2022

Published on July 4, 2022July 30, 2022 by CelesteLeave a comment

Well, I’m a little surprised at how quickly June seemed to fly by. It feels like I blinked and, whoosh, it turned into July. I would have drafted and scheduled this post sooner, but I went out of town before June ended, meaning I still had scheduled posts and therefore that stats weren’t yet complete.

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know my husband and I just completed tandem cycling the Erie Canalway Trail across New York. That was 360+ miles across mostly flat trail, thank goodness. We cycled from Buffalo to Albany. Now we’re home and enjoying a day of recuperation. Which also means I can do some blog hopping!

Anyway, let’s take a look at what happened here on the blog in June!

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Book Blogger Hop: June 24-30

Published on June 28, 2022June 20, 2022 by Celeste2 Comments

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

The Book Blogger Hop post image was created by Coffee Addicted Writer.

This Week’s Question

What is your reading preference – fiction or nonfiction? (Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

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Book Review: Glint by Raven Kennedy

Published on June 27, 2022December 1, 2022 by Celeste1 Comment

Today’s book review is about GLINT by Raven Kennedy, the second book in The Plated Prisoner series. This second book provides, I feel, a realistic portrayal of trauma processing. I enjoyed this book even more than the first installment.

Author: Raven Kennedy
Series: The Plated Prisoner #2
Age Category: New Adult
Publisher: Independently Published/Amazon
Publish Date: January 11, 2021
Print Length: 479

Purchase GLINT on Amazon or Barnes & Noble, or read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.*

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WWW Wednesday: June 23, 2022

Published on June 22, 2022June 20, 2022 by Celeste5 Comments

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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