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Book Reviews

The following is a list of books I have enjoyed and reviewed.
Click on a book title to read the review.

Las Niñas: A Collection of Childhood Memories
By Sarah Rafael Garcia








Eat Pray Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert

Go Your Own Way: Women Travel The Wold Solo
Edited By  Faith Conlon, Ingrid Emerick, and Christina Henry de Tessan

















Sole Sisters
By Jennifer Lin and Susan Warner


For The Sender
By Alex Woodward

For the Sender was sent to me by www.hayhouse.com for my honest review.







Please note, due to FCC regulation and fairness, I will indicate which books were given to me for review.

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