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Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews

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Smart Bitches started as a review blog, and we are still going. We’ve published more than three thousand reviews since 2005, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. Choosing only a few has been really challenging, because we all have many favorites. We wanted to talk about reviews we were proud of and that we thought were memorable. I asked Amanda what reviews she thought I should include and she rattled off, like, … Continue reading Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews

Books On Sale

Non-Fiction, Highlanders, & More

Books on Sale: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert & More

RECOMMENDED: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert is $1.99! Kiki really loved this one and gave it an A:

Get a Life, Chloe Brown saw my expectations’ proffered hand and kissed it gently, and then proceeded to charm their pants off. In a tent. With s’mores. (Not with s’mores, because s’mores apparently are not a thing in the UK.) This metaphor got away from me, but you get the idea. This book is outstanding.

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Links: Tattoos, Plagiarism, & More

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Welcome back to Wednesday Links where I am definitely very sleepy! So far this week, every day has felt like a Monday. Between the heat and this pandemic, I’m just over it. Counties near me are going back to mask mandates and I’m all for doing whatever is best for the community, but it just makes me sad. Anyone else feeling the same way? Thank god I had therapy yesterday. … We all knew that … Continue reading Links: Tattoos, Plagiarism, & More

Books On Sale

Today’s Kindle Daily Deals

Books on Sale: Shrill by Lindy West & More

Shrill by Lindy West is $3.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched. The book does deal with Lindy’s experience with eating, rape culture, and internet trolls, so there’s some pretty heavy stuff. It has a 4.1-star rating on Goodreads.

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Book Review

Shit, Actually by Lindy West

Shit, Actually

Every year around the holiday season, I see people squee about Love, Actually and I’m reminded all over again how much I hate half of it and how meh I feel about the rest of it. But then I remember Lindy West’s infamous takedown of it and I don’t feel alone. So, you can imagine how thrilled I was when I heard about Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema. Its recap-style … Continue reading Shit, Actually by Lindy West

Hide Your Wallet

October’s New Releases, Part Two

If you’re new to Hide Your Wallet, this is where we list new releases we’re pretty excited for in the coming month. Each reviewer has a book maximum (five per person), but we’ve separated HYW into two parts. The first HYW of the month will cover books that release from the 1st to the 14th. The second HYW will cover books released from the 15th to the end of the month. We also think this … Continue reading October’s New Releases, Part Two