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Interview with Jean Meltzer (Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer is a great holiday read. Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights and this novel shows how the characters were brought out of their darkness and illuminated with light as they take their journey to reconnect. In the style of best-selling author Kristin Hannah, this novel is a heartfelt, sad, and heartbreaking story dealing with loss and trauma. But readers also will laugh with the …

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Review Roundup Autumn 2024 – Part 2

Another quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Autumn 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: If I Stopped Haunting You Author: Colby Wilkens Series: n/a Thank you to Colby Wilkens, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was okay. Not well balanced, and the characters had to work to be likeable, especially Pen. I don’t care what race, gender, ancestry, etc, you are, if …

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Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Title: Christmas Shopaholic Author: Sophie Kinsella Series: Shopaholic #9 Both charming and irritating aspects I would like to thank Sophie Kinsella, Random House, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. I’m late to the party on this one, it’s been out for over two months now (as of writing this review). But I’m rather glad I waited till this week—Christmas week—to read it, finishing on Christmas Eve. *checks time* Well, Christmas, …

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