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Jolly Reader Club: February 2023 – Signal Fires

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February 2023 - Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro  I’m a sucker for family saga stories, especially ones that span multiple decades and multi POV. In...

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Favourite Reads of 2022

Holiday Reading Guide 2022

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Monthly Pick

Jolly Reader Club: April 2023 – Georgie, All Along

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April 2023 - Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn My pick for April’s Jolly Read - the one feel good read I recommend to you...

Jolly Reader Club: March 2023 – Half a Soul

Jolly Reader Club: February 2023 – Signal Fires

Jolly Reader Club: January 2023 – A Quiet Life

Monthly Pick – December 2021: The Holiday Swap

Reviews

Buzzy Books

Buzzy Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

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Title: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Author: Sangu Mandanna Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Page Count: 336 Publisher: Berkley Books Date Published: August 23, 2022 You can find it here: Bookshop.org Synopsis: Witches...
Fiction

Review: Wildwood Whispers

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Title: Wildwood Whispers Author: Willa Reece Genre: Magical Realism, Fiction Page Count: 384 Publisher: Redhook Date Published: August 17, 2021 You can find it here: Bookshop.org If I could sum up...

Review: Unseen Magic

Review: This Woven Kingdom

Review: The Ogress and the Orphans

Review: The Swallowtail Legacy: Wreck at Ada’s Reef

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Unboxings

OwlCrate Jr.

Unboxing: OwlCrate Jr. February 2023

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"Witches in Training" Use my discount code TALES15 to save yourself 15% off your first OwlCrate or OwlCrate Jr. subscription! Back with another OwlCrate Jr unboxing!...

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Unboxing: OwlCrate Jr. January 2023

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