Melissa A
@eema2emma.bsky.social
Mom of 3. Loves Broadway and books. Jewish.
Sisters of Fortune by Esther Chehebar is edgy and relatable!
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Melissa's review of Sisters of Fortune
5/5: I am really glad I got a chance to read Sisters of Fortune! It was like Jewish comfort food for the soul. I enjoyed getting to know Fortune, Nina, and Lucy, Syrian Modern Orthodox sisters living ...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Sisters of Fortune by Esther Chehebar is edgy and relatable!
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I highly recommend Such Good People by Amy Blumenfeld! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of Such Good People
5/5: I have been binge watching Drop Dead Diva for the past few months and it has me interested in what happens in a courtroom and how the law can work for or against someone. All I know is that Rudy ...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I highly recommend Such Good People by Amy Blumenfeld! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I love, love, love My Friends by Fredrik Backman and highly recommend it! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of My Friends
5/5: I don't want to be finished with this beautiful and touching story. I've read some other novels by Fredrik Backman but this is his best by far. I am currently experiencing a book hangover because...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I love, love, love My Friends by Fredrik Backman and highly recommend it! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I'm glad I finally watched DROP DEAD DIVA. Currently going through withdrawal... merrylandgirl.blogspot.com/2025/11/to-d...
To Die For: My thoughts on Drop Dead Diva
Courtesy of Amazon After I had binged the first few seasons of Sweet Magnolias , I was interested in seeing Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I'm glad I finally watched DROP DEAD DIVA. Currently going through withdrawal... merrylandgirl.blogspot.com/2025/11/to-d...
Good Grief by @saraconfino.bsky.social is one of my top picks for 2025! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of Good Grief
5/5: I love Sara Goodman Confino's sharp and witty writing, and Good Grief is her best novel yet and one of my top picks for 2025! This is saying a lot because all her novels are great and super enjoy...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Good Grief by @saraconfino.bsky.social is one of my top picks for 2025! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
What's Mine is Yours by Leah Mercer is hard to put down! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of What's Mine Is Yours
4/5: I've been enjoying Leah Mercer's domestic suspense thrillers for quite some time now. What's Mine Is Yours is her latest offering and just like her others, it was hard to put down! I liked the t...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
What's Mine is Yours by Leah Mercer is hard to put down! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Celebrating 5 years on Bookstagram with a giveaway! www.instagram.com/p/DQmSDDwEW1X/
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Celebrating 5 years on Bookstagram with a giveaway! www.instagram.com/p/DQmSDDwEW1X/
Misfit by @garygulman.bsky.social is a thoughtful and relatable memoir! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of Misfit
4/5: My husband and I watched Last Comic Standing in the early 2000s and there was a comedian who stood out to us. He had us laughing so much when he pretended to be celery and thanked Buffalo wings f...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Misfit by @garygulman.bsky.social is a thoughtful and relatable memoir! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jilted by @vikeeland.bsky.social is a romantic and entertaining page-turner! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of Jilted
5/5: Jilted is my first Vi Keeland experience and I really enjoyed it! Sloane and Wilder were interesting characters and I loved their chemistry. The story had a Pretty Woman feel at times. There was ...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Jilted by @vikeeland.bsky.social is a romantic and entertaining page-turner! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Napkins and Other Distractions by @mawardell.bsky.social is a sweet comfort read. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of Napkins and Other Distractions (Teachers in Love, #3)
5/5: Since I enjoyed the first two books in M.A. Wardell's Teachers in Love series, I was excited to check out Napkins and Other Distractions. Just like with the others, it was a sweet comfort read th...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Napkins and Other Distractions by @mawardell.bsky.social is a sweet comfort read. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The California Dreamers by @amymasondoan.bsky.social is captivating and unique!
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Melissa's review of The California Dreamers
5/5: I have read all of Amy Mason Doan's novels. She's known for presenting idyllic summer memories ranging from the 1970s to the 1990s. In her latest novel, The California Dreamers, she does this as ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The California Dreamers by @amymasondoan.bsky.social is captivating and unique!
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All the Signs by Jessie Rosen is a thought-provoking and compelling read!
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Melissa's review of All the Signs
5/5: I was initially drawn to All the Signs because of the cover and the promise of Venice. However, I really liked the story. It had an interesting premise and made me think. There is more to the s...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
All the Signs by Jessie Rosen is a thought-provoking and compelling read!
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The Expat Affair by Kimberly Belle is a compelling thriller that will keep you guessing!
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Melissa's review of The Expat Affair
4/5: Kimberly Belle is always one of my go-to thriller authors, so I was excited to read her latest suspenseful offering, The Expat Affair. While last year's thriller was set in Paris, this time she t...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Expat Affair by Kimberly Belle is a compelling thriller that will keep you guessing!
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"You will be surprised and moved and won't be able to put it down or to stop thinking about it."
Check out my review of ATMOSPHERE by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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Melissa's review of Atmosphere
5/5: After seeing a lot of good reviews for Atmosphere, I decided to check it out. I have read and enjoyed a bunch of Taylor Jenkins Reid's previous novels, and even though I have no interest in space...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"You will be surprised and moved and won't be able to put it down or to stop thinking about it."
Check out my review of ATMOSPHERE by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer is a thoughtful and heartfelt read!
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Melissa's review of The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah
5/5: I've been a fan of Jean Meltzer's books ever since I read The Matzah Ball (reviewed here). Not only do her books feature Jewish characters, Jewish holidays, and romance, but they also focus on ph...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer is a thoughtful and heartfelt read!
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Bad Publicity by Bianca Gillam is a fun armchair adventure romance!
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Melissa's review of Bad Publicity
5/5: I really enjoyed Bianca Gillam's debut novel, Bad Publicity: A Novel. It was a fun enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity rom-com and I found myself turning the pages quickly, reading it in the span...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bad Publicity by Bianca Gillam is a fun armchair adventure romance!
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Add We Were Never Friends by @kairarouda.bsky.social to your February #TBR!
Melissa's review of We Were Never Friends
4/5: I always enjoy a Kaira Rouda thriller. I know she's going to bring on the drama and I'm there for it. With We Were Never Friends, Kaira introduces us to four former sorority sisters who are reuni...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Add We Were Never Friends by @kairarouda.bsky.social to your February #TBR!
Match Me If You Can by Heidi Shertok is a really enjoyable story!
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Melissa's review of Match Me If You Can
5/5: After enjoying Unorthodox Love a couple years ago (reviewed here), I was excited to read Match Me If You Can. Heidi Shertok is now two for two with charming Jewish rom-coms and I already can't wait to see what she comes up with next!Match Me had a nice mix of humor with heartbreak and the chemistry was off the charts! Ashira was put through the wringer between her past pain and grief and having someone deliberately trying to ruin her business, yet she tried to maintain a positive and hopeful outlook. Caleb was definitely swoonworthy. Their banter was great and had me grinning often and laug...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Match Me If You Can by Heidi Shertok is a really enjoyable story!
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The Underdog by Sagit Schwartz is an impressive thriller!
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Melissa's review of The Underdog
5/5: This is the first thriller I've read by Sagit Schwartz, but I definitely want to read more from her. I was really impressed by The Underdog. It grabbed me right from the beginning and had me inve...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Underdog by Sagit Schwartz is an impressive thriller!
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The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris is a captivating story!
Melissa's review of The Girls of Good Fortune
5/5: It had been a while since Kristina McMorris had a new book out, so I was excited to learn about The Girls of Good Fortune and added it to my TBR as soon as I could. The Girls of Good Fortune is a...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris is a captivating story!
The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall kept me riveted the entire time!
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Melissa's review of The Secret History of Audrey James
5/5: Since I loved Looking for Jane last year (reviewed here), I was looking forward to reading Heather Marshall's sophomore novel, The Secret History of Audrey James. This Holocaust story was chillin...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall kept me riveted the entire time!
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How I Paid for College by Marc Acito was an entertaining story!
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Melissa's review of How I Paid for College (Edward Zanni, #1)
4/5: My friend had been telling me about this book for a long time and I finally got a chance to read it. It was light and entertaining and had a lot of elements that I like in a book: LGBTQ+, musical...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
How I Paid for College by Marc Acito was an entertaining story!
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I recommend adding Always Hope by Heather Frimmer to your autumn TBR. I read it in one day!
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Melissa's review of Always Hope
5/5: I really liked Heather Frimmer's first two novels, so I was thrilled to have an early opportunity to read Always Hope. I ended up devouring it in one day. It was really good! Some aspects of this...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I recommend adding Always Hope by Heather Frimmer to your autumn TBR. I read it in one day!
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I was really impressed by Out of the Easy by @rutasepetys.bsky.social! I look forward to reading more of her novels. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Melissa's review of Out of the Easy
5/5: This novel was my book club's pick for the month. I had never read anything by Ruta Sepetys before, but I had heard good things about her and wanted to give this one a try. And now I want to read...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I was really impressed by Out of the Easy by @rutasepetys.bsky.social! I look forward to reading more of her novels. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
When Love Gives You Lemons by Steven Salvatore is an enjoyable read and a virtual vacation!
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Melissa's review of When Love Gives You Lemons
5/5: I have read all of Steven Salvatore's YA novels, and even his adult romance, and enjoyed his writing. His latest, When Love Gives You Lemons, has a lighter feel to it. I liked getting to explore ...
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September 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
When Love Gives You Lemons by Steven Salvatore is an enjoyable read and a virtual vacation!
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