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The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake by Rachel Linden #bookreview @berkleypub

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 10d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️THE SECRET OF ORANGE BLOSSOM CAKE BY RACHEL LINDEN⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️Great family and great setting of Italy

⭐️Heartwarming
#booksky #bookreview @berkleypub.bsky.social
reecaspieces.com/2025/10/02/t...

Overview Heartfelt, heartwarming, joyful, and uplifting. You can’t go wrong with a Rachel Linden book.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber A magical cookbook and a…

The Accidental Rewrite by Milly Johnson #bookreview @harpermusebooks

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 10d

‼️MY SEPTEMBER WRAP UP‼️
#booksky #books

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Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 11d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️THE ACCIDENTAL REWRITE BY MILLY JOHNSON⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️Started slow then took off!

⭐️Great characters…cute and funny
@uplitreads.bsky.social #bookreview #booksky
reecaspieces.com/2025/10/01/t...

Overview From the Sunday Times and internationally acclaimed author Milly Johnson comes her charming US debut–a witty, heartwarming tale that combines the humor and charm of 1980s r…

The Mad Wife by Megan Church @sbkslandmark #bookreview

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 11d

💙📚The therapist has no idea! 📚💙
#booksky

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 12d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️THE MAD WIFE BY MEAGAN CHURCH⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️Hard to read in places but so worth it

⭐️Emotional and amazing
@readlandmark.bsky.social
#bookreview #booksky #historicalfiction
reecaspieces.com/2025/09/30/t...

Overview From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we b…

The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes #bookreview @berkleypub

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Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 13d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️THE LOST STORY OF EVA FUENTES BY CHANEL CLEETON⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️A mysterious book hunt…what could be better?

⭐️ The time periods are woven together perfectly!
@berkleypub.bsky.social #booksky #bookreview

reecaspieces.com/2025/09/29/t...

Overview This captivating story is an ode to book lovers!”—Woman’s World A mysterious book with a legacy spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day unites t…

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Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 14d

Yes it is! 👏👏💙

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 14d

💙📚BOOK SPOTLIGHT 📚💙

⭐️⭐️BOMBAY BABY BY LOVE HUSDON-MAGGIO⭐️⭐️
#booksky #bookspotlight #lovehudsonmaggio #bombaybaby

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 15d

And great coffee and a great balcony to enjoy.

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 15d

📚💙Yes! I visited my favorite place yesterday! 💙📚
#indiebookstore #booksky

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Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 15d

📚💙HAPPY FRIDAY READS💙📚

⭐️THE HITCHHIKERS BY CHEVY STEVENS

⭐️THE IRISH GOODBYE BY HEATHER AIMEE O’NEILL
@stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #fridayreads #booksky #currentlyreading

Softly As I Leave You by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley with Mary Jane Ross #bookreview #memoir @hachetteaudio

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 16d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU BY PRISCILLA PRESLEY WITH MARY JANE ROSS⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️I found Priscilla to be down to earth

⭐️She has lead a tragic life but she is strong
@hachetteaudio.bsky.social
#bookreview
#memoir
reecaspieces.com/2025/09/26/s...

Overview The long-awaited memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult, inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees. Priscilla Presley’s div…

Dragon Fires Everywhere by Hazel Beck #audiobook #bookreview @harlequinbooks

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 17d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️DRAGON FIRES EVERYWHERE BY HAZEL BECK ⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️Great ending to the Witchlore series!

⭐️Lots of secrets are revealed and these characters are great!
#bookreview
#booksky #witchyread #fallreads

reecaspieces.com/2025/09/25/d...

Overview When a witch plays with fire, she might just ignite a love that can’t be extinguished… Newly-minted Historian of the soon-to-be-ascended Riverwood Coven Georgie Pendell has always pl…

One Of Us by Dan Chaon #bookreview #historicalfiction @macmillanaudio @henryholt

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 18d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️ONE OF US BY DAN CHAON⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️This is pretty slow

⭐️I enjoyed the time period and the interesting characters at the emporium
#booksky #historicalfiction
@macmillanaudio.bsky.social
reecaspieces.com/2025/09/24/o...

Overview It’s 1915 and the world is transforming, but for thirteen-year-old Bolt and Eleanor—twins so close they can literally read each other’s minds—life is falling apart. When their mother dies,…

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 18d

📚📚MY LAST NOW NEXT📚📚

#booksky #lastnownext

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 19d

The present day. Which is very unusual for me.

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 19d

It’s an extension of my arm 😜

The Guest in Room 120 by Sara Ackerman @harlequinbooks #bookreview

Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 19d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️ THE GUEST IN ROOM 120 BY SARA ACKERMAN ⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️ QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️⭐️

⭐️I love the dual timelines!

⭐️Zoe is a flawed character but that is what drew me to her!
#booksky #bookreview #saraackerman #theguestinroom120
reecaspieces.com/2025/09/23/t...

Overview A Zibby’s Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ackerman comes a spellbinding dual-timeline novel set at Honolulu’s iconic Moana Hotel,…

A Killer Wedding by Joan O’Leary #bookreview @wmmorrowbooks

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Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 19d

📚💙Had a great weekend! Where was your kindle this weekend? 📚💙
#booksky #kindle #stlouiscardinals

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Reeca Elliott @reecaspiecesbooks.bsky.social · 20d

💙📚BOOK REVIEW 📚💙

⭐️⭐️A KILLER WEDDING BY JOAN O’LEARY ⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️ QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️⭐️

⭐️Lots of characters…and NO! I do not want to be a part of this family.

⭐️Has a slow start but does get better.
#bookthreads #bookreview

reecaspieces.com/2025/09/22/a...

Overview Fans of The White Lotus and Knives Out will gobble up this whip-smart whodunit… Good luck solving this especially twisty mystery before the big reveal—you’ll need it.”—…