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Continue reading →: A Touch of Nostalgia– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads – I was rearranging my bookshelves over the weekend and came across two books that hit me with major nostalgia. Keep Love in Your Heart, Little One and Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends are two books that hold such sentimental value to my heart. You know those books…
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Continue reading →: Jefferson’s Sons – Kimberly Brubaker Bradley– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads – In true Aleigh fashion, I read one book by an author and then I must read every other book written by them! After finishing The War That Saved My Life series, I discovered Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Jefferson’s Sons is the untold story of Thomas…
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Continue reading →: Read This – I Promise It’s Worth It– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads – Last year, I strolled into my neighborhood bookstore and browsed their sale section, because who doesn’t want to snag a book for $5.99? Among the sale books, Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk sat among the shelves, peering out at me as if I needed…
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Continue reading →: Historical Fiction Is Where It’s At– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads – Three years ago I read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah and my life was forever changed. Since then, my love for historical fiction with a focus on WWII and the Holocaust has only grown deeper with each book I read. 9 times out of…
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Continue reading →: My Tried and True – The Great Believers– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads – Every time I am asked to recommend a book, I immediately spew out THE GREAT BELIEVERS without a second of hesitation. A book that’s made my hysterically cry, daydream about more than I’d like to admit, and lent out more times than…
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Continue reading →: Wrapping Up July– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads! – July was a pretty decent reading month for me and I finished my 6th book on the last day of the month – not great, but not terrible. I’ve had months with much higher numbers, but I’ve learned that it isn’t always…
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Continue reading →: Reading Goals – How Am I Lookin’?– follow me on Instagram + Goodreads! – Although 2019 is more than halfway done (how??), I wanted to check in on my reading life and give it some much-needed reflection! I’m all about setting goals and checking things off of a list, so I found it to be the…
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Continue reading →: The War That Saved My Life/The War I Finally Won – Kimberly Brubaker BradleyIt is very difficult for me to find the right words to portray my feelings towards these two books: The War That Saved My Life and its sequel, The War I Finally Won. Originally published for ‘young readers’, the minute you read the first page you will understand this story is meant for any…
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Continue reading →: The Bookmarker’s Summer Reading GuideIt’s almost August 1st and I’m so very confused and sad at the same time. Where did summer go? For those of you who get summers off (super jealous) August may mean you are nearing the end. For those of you who work all year round (ugh, me) then you…
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