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In Episode 217 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss what makes a book 5 PLUS stars and how they chase that perfect reading experience.

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Whipped Tallow Balm (H)

Makayla Thomas Fit - Website (T)

Makayla Thomas Fit - Instagram (T)

Latest Read

The Bewitching | Silvia Moreno Garcia (T+H)

Chasing Those 5 Star Books

Dominion | Addie E. Citchens (T)

C. Forte - @melenatedreader 

In the Family Way | Laney Katz Becker (H)

If Beale Street Could Talk | James Baldwin (T)

Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir (H)

Shelf Addition 

A Guardian and a Thief | Megha Majumdar (T)

We Met Like This | Kasie West (H)

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