This week, Vanessa shares some of the books she hopes to catch up on during her end-of-year reading sprint.

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Books Discussed:

Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser, Hildegarde Serle (translator)

History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire by Don Martin

Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker

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