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Month: May 2023

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Sister-in-Law: Part X

May 31, 2023July 16, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
hand wearing a diamond engagement ring

I told her all about how Owen’s family went to Disney World fancy hotels every year. “No way,” she said. “You better lock that down.”

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Blog Book Review Fantasy Fiction

Babel

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Alison Ver Halen
drawing of the tower of babel

I don’t agree with every position posited by this book, but it’s hard to argue with most of it. And it’s very well written.

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Sister-in-Law: Part IX

May 24, 2023July 16, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
gold dollar signs

“What does your brother do?” The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them.

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Blog Book Review Fiction

Wild with All Regrets

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by Alison Ver Halen
Picture of stone gravestones with Celtic crosses

Deards needs to learn to show the reader what’s going on rather than tell them the same thing over, and over, and over again.

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Sister-in-Law: Part VIII

May 17, 2023July 16, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
man and woman facing each other and holding hands

You’re either a liar or an idiot. Either way I can’t believe anything you say.” She turned and walked away.

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Blog Book Review Fiction Sci-Fi

Project Hail Mary

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 by Alison Ver Halen

Another space romp that’s just as much fun and hilarious as The Martian! I highly recommend listening to this one on audio if you have an Audible account.

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Sister-in-Law: Part VII

May 10, 2023July 16, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
train pulling up to a station

I couldn’t believe everything I had done to get him to stay the night and here he was thinking he had outsmarted me!

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Blog Book Review Non-Fiction

George Washington: A Life

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 by Alison Ver Halen
painting of the constitutional convention

This book is as well written as Chernow’s other works, and I certainly learned a lot. I also saw some of Chernow’s biases shining through.

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Sister-in-Law: Part VI

May 3, 2023July 16, 2025 by Alison Ver Halen
man running on treadmill

I tried to inhale deeply without letting Owen see me do so. I had to tread very, very carefully here if I was going to play this right.

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