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Dumplin’ was written by Julie Murphy. The book is about a plus size girl who enters a beauty pageant. I thought that this would be one of the books that would hold my attention and would really like. However, that is not the case at all. I could not really jive with it. The story did not hold my attention well and I did not like the writing style. I am hoping that I like the movie better. My rating for this book is two out of five stars.

I received an arc copy of The Girl He Used To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves from Fresh Fiction.

This book is about an autistic young woman and how she navigates through college and life. I absolutely adored this book. I loved everything the book had to offer. The writing style, main characters, and storyline just flowed nicely together. I thought the character development was strong and loved seeing how the main character grows and develops throughout the novel. There was not a thing about this book that I did not love. My rating is five stars.

I received an arc copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I have such mixed feelings about this book. It started out strong and was really into it, but then I found myself skimming the second half of the book. I burnt out on the book pretty quickly. I did like the characters and the story was ok, but I did not love it. It has potential. I am still interested in trying out other books by this author. My rating for this book is two out of five stars.

Pancakes in Paris is a memoir by Craig Carlson. The story is about his path to opening up a restaurant in Paris. I love anything Paris and pancakes are great, so overall I enjoyed this book. I really like that there are recipes in the back of the memoir. I cannot wait to try them out. My rating for this book is three stars.

This month I would like to read six books. I know spring break is coming up soon for me, so I could probably read more than. We’ll see. Anyway, here are the six books I would like to read this month.

1.) The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

2.) The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine

3.) Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

4.) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

5.) Project Princess by Meg Cabot

6.) Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James

February was an ok reading month for me. I read a total of five books.

1.) The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

2.) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

3.) Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor

4.) Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley

5.) Wrecked by Maria Padian

These were all good. I would say my favorite was Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley. It just sucked me in and I could not put it down. My least favorite was Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I could not get into. I tried so hard, but it just was not for me.

I will have reviews for all of these books up soon.

I read this book back in January. It was so good. I loved the story, romance, and recipes. The recipes look really good. The book is about a woman’s life and her move to Paris. I highly recommend this book. It’s great!

I’ve recently finished reading From Where I watch You by Shannon Grogan. This book is a mystery romance. I can honestly say that I did not like this book. I pushed myself to read the whole thing hoping it would get better, but it didn’t. I thought I would like it because it’s about a baker and I’m a baker, but the story just wasn’t for me. The only things I liked about this book were the recipes in the back of the book and how gorgeous the front cover is. It’s so beautiful. I would rate this book two out of five stars.

The Tome Topple Readathon is a readathon that focuses on big books that are 500 pages or more. Now I heard about this readathon on youtube. The readathon runs from November 18th-December 1st. I don’t have a lot of books that have 500+ pages, so this is going to be like a regular readathon for me. I still wanted to participate.

Now here is my TBR:

1.) Hooked by Liz Fichera

(I’ve already finished this one, so go read my review on it.)

2.) From Where I watch You by Shannon Grogan

(I’m currently reading this.)

3.) A Mom for Christmas by Lorraine Beatty

4.) Keeping Cole’s Promise by Cheryl Harper

5.) Amazing Grace by Kathleen Norris

Wish me luck!

Wow! This book was so good. I didn’t want to put it down. Hooked is written by Liz Fichera. It’s about a girl who joins the boys’ golf team at her high school with the hopes of taking her team to the championships. A lot of stuff goes down in this book including a romance. I think the drama was a little over the top, but it really made for a good read. I’m definitely picking up the sequel. My rating for this book is four out of five stars.