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It's Monday! What are you reading? - July 3, 2017

So my plan is, each Monday to update anyone who reads this on what I'm currently reading and what I may have finished in the last week.

Currently Reading:

TitlePrinces at War: The Bitter Battle Inside Britain's Royal Family in the Darkest Days of WWII
Author: Deborah Cadbury
Date Started: June 22, 2017

Currently Listening:

TitleOne Summer: America, 1927
Author: Bill Bryson
Date Started: June 18, 2017

TitleEmpty Places
Author: Richard Parks
Date Started: June 27, 2017
Note: LeVar Burton Reads Podcast. Part 1 was released this past week and Part 2 will be released later this week.

Finished Reading:

TitleThe Best We Could Do
Author: Thi Bui
Date Finished: June 26, 2017
Stars: 5
Note: Book 1 for #ReadersUnite: NYPL's Summer Reading Challenge For Adults

Title: The Lighthouse Keeper
Author: Daisy Johnson
Date Finished: June 26, 2017
Stars: 4
Note: LeVar Burton Reads Podcast

Title: When Dimple Met Rishi
Author: Sandhya Menon
Date Finished: July 1, 2017
Stars: 4

Title: Building the Perfect Daddy
Author: Brenda Harlen
Date Finished: July 2, 2017
Stars: 4

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