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I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF Book Review

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself is a delightful love letter to Paris, to freedom of expression, and to oneself. Long-time Tartlets may remember author Glynnis MacNicol from when I reviewed her memoir No One Tells You This back in 2019. MacNicol’s musings on being a single and childless woman in her 40s struck a huge chord with me. No One Tells You This remains one of my favorite reads to this day. Now, seven years (omg!!! how?!?!) later,...

GHOSTS: A NOVEL Book Review

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Ghosts: A Novel is not actually about ghosts. Not one little bit.  Yes, I was disappointed at first. I do love my supernatural horror. However, this book ended up being so darn fantastic that I ended up not missing the "ghosts" at all.     What's Ghosts: A Novel about? Ghosts is a bittersweet, funny, sarcastic, hopeful, and honest portrayal of navigating single life in your 30s and all that it brings. Like, pressure to find a partner....