Confessions of a Bibliophile

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Author: Joya Goffney

Rating: 3/5

Quinn Jackson keeps lists of everything in her journal. Then her journal goes missing, and she suddenly finds herself being blackmailed by an anonymous Instagram account.

Spoilers ahead.

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Autism Out Loud: Life with a Child on the Spectrum, from Diagnosis to Young Adulthood

Authors: Adrian Wood, Carrie Cariello, Kate Swenson

Rating: 4/5

Three mothers share their experience of raising an autistic child.

Spoilers ahead.

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Less (Arthur Less #1)

Author: Andrew Sean Greer

Rating: 4/5

Arthur Less’ boyfriend decides he’s going to marry someone else. Less is sent a wedding invitation, but he decides to go on a solo world trip instead.

Spoilers ahead.

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Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women

Editor: Jane Graham

Rating: 2/5

A collection of interviews with famous women and how they battle with various things like imposter syndrome, ambition, and failed relationships.

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Silver in the Wood (Greenhollow Duology #1)

Author: Emily Tesh

Rating: 4/5

Tobias Finch lives alone in a small cottage, guardian of the woods. Then Henry Silver stumbles upon him and disrupts his solitary life.

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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

Author: Adeline Yen Mah

Rating: 3/5

A memoir about growing up in China and being neglected by her father and stepmother.

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Uncoupling: How to survive and thrive after breakup and divorce

Author: Sara Davison

Rating: 2/5

A self-help book about getting over a divorce/breakup.

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