Author: merynmade
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REVIEW OF YEAR 27
The people, places, and pleasant pastries that defined my year Year 27 highlights: 1 | 30 pounds weight loss 2 | exploring Detroit 3 | Traverse City for Kyle’s birthday 4 | solo half marathon 5 | COVID19 vaccination 6 | 7 years with Kyle 7 | BFF’s wedding in…
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BOOK REVIEW: SURVIVE THE NIGHT BY RILEY SAGER
I have a lot to say, so much that I had to write an entire blogpost about this book WARNING: spoilers ahead Survive the Night was my most anticipated book of the year, and I’m so disappointed. I consider myself a bandwagon Riley Sager super fan. To this day, I…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 10
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Deacon King KongAuthor: James McBridePublication Date: March 2020Genre: fiction, historical fiction Method: audiobook borrowed from TPL This just, wasn’t the book for me. I was struck by the…
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SUMMER + ROAD TRIP TBR
We leave for our 3 month road trip in less than a month! I’ve spent the past few weeks curating a list of books I hope to get to throughout the summer, keeping in mind we will be on the road for the entirety of August and September. I maybe…
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CURRENTLY // JUNE 2021
Reading Planning Birthday weekend camping trip near Brighton, Michigan (Brewery Becker and Bourbons Brighton), packing and moving out our of first apartment, last minute purchases for our road trip Cooking Tomato basil frittata, grilled hot dogs, baked beans, and pasta salad for Father’s Day Eating Double dates at Twin Oast…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2021 // SECOND QUARTER UPDATE
And in the blink of an eye, half of 2021 is gone. In this post I’ll be sharing all 49 books I’ve read this year, an update on the facts and figures from the past 6 months, and reflecting on my 2021 reading goals and intentions! Facts and Figures Nonfiction:…
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BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2021 – SECOND QUARTER UPDATE
Half way through the year and half way through the Buzzword Readathon! Of the 7 books I read in the past 3 months for this challenge, 3 I gave 5 stars and 2 I gave 4 stars with no real duds in the bunch. I know it’s barely the middle…
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2021 TBR // SECOND QUARTER UPDATE
And in the blink of an eye, we are half way through 2021! As I write this, I’m just under 50 books read this year which puts me way ahead of schedule for my 60 book goal. I’ll be spending a majority of Q3 on a cross country road trip…
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MID YEAR FREAK OUT BOOK TAG // 2021
I’ve been seeing this tag pop up over on Booktube and wanted to throw my two cents into the mix! The original tag asks for only 1 book per prompt, but I took it upon myself to give 3-5 answers, because why not 1. Best book(s) you’ve read so far…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 9
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Beach ReadAuthor: Emily HenryPublication Date: May 2020Genre: romanceMethod: audiobook borrowed from TPL I feel like there’s a lot of hype surrounding this book and 100%, can confirm. For…
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