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Just Read: “Water Moon” by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Read August 2026 You ever just want something different? I had this on my holds for a month or two and somehow I missed my turn. Well, ok, that’s not exactly true. I didn’t check my email and my hold came up and was subsequently cancelled but… somehow I missed my turn! I wanted to…
Just Read: “The Midnight Taxi” by Yosha Gunasekera
Read May 29, 2026 I was waiting on a library hold of this book for weeks leading up to my book club meeting and it just wasn’t my turn, so clearly I waited until the morning of book club to buy and read it. I whipped out my speed reading skills of yesteryear to get…
Just Read: “Don’t Let Him In” by Lisa Jewell
Read May 3-7, 2026 May was actually a great month for reading. Maybe not for me picking up all of the right books (more on that in a minute), but I definitely got in a groove with checking out epubs and reading them in the evenings. Fresh off of the last suspenseful pick, I decided…
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