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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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5.0

I think I needed this book more than anything right now, and I'm so glad to have it. It's exactly the story I needed to be wrapped up in, the world I wanted to wrap around me like a cozy blanket and never leave. Though the story ends, I still don't feel like I've left it. This is one that will stay with me. And I will probably re-read this book a thousand times because it is everything I ever needed. Thank you Neil Gaiman for being so brilliant and bringing this amazing world to paper for the rest of us to visit. 
A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

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5.0

I teared up at multiple points and absolutely loved every bit of it! I fell in love with every character and felt as if I was a Swift family member myself throughout the story. I desperately wanted to be in Shenanigans shoes to explore the house and discover all the secret passageways. Sincerely and undoubtedly recommend this book to anyone who reads, and will even chuck a copy at them to prove my point. 
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

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4.5

Now why was I tearing up at the Epilogue AND the acknowledgements?? 
Hollowthorn by Kalyn Josephson

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4.75

Perfect Hanukkah read, thank you Kalyn Josephson! 
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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5.0

Read this in (basically) one sitting! I only paused partway through to eat dinner. The ending had me gaspingggg,, I NEED more of this authors books IMMEDIATELY! Thank you to the customer at Barnes and Noble who passionately recommended this book to me 💋 I love you. 
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

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5.0

Beautifully written with a heartfelt message at the core of it, this novel needs to be read by everyone everywhere!! It also has gotten me back into baking, which I missed doing. There's no better feeling than the joy of giving baked goods to others :)