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"The Silver Star"

my take: The opening lines of The Silver Star are reminiscent of The Glass Castle: “My sister saved my life when …

"Someone Else’s Love Story"

my take: The real love story here is my head-over-heels infatuation with all things Joshilyn Jackson writes. For reals. This …

The Night Train

my take: If you’ve never read Walking Across Eygpt, stop reading this and go find it and get back here …

"shine shine shine"

my take: it’s interesting to think about if the authors you like to read read books you’d like as well….one …

A Grown up Kind of Pretty

my take: Thank you, Joshilyn. You’ve done it again! It was worth the wait. I work with women in addiction …

"I Still Dream About You"

my take: After getting through Will in the World, I thought I deserved a complete fluff beach read … and …

Backseat Saints

my take: I’m in love with Joshilyn Jackson. I hope she’s writing right now. This is her fourth book. I …

The Help

my take: I got inspired listening to Diane Rehm’s “Reader Review” (rebroadcast)…I read The Help quite a while ago and hearing …