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AFTER THE LAST PAGE
by Jacqueline Malloy
Never had anyone to talk to about your latest read when you close the book? After the Last Page is a show for the reader that loves to discuss what they've read. Each week, Jackie reads a book of varying genres and discusses the book at length for listeners that might be reading along. With a brutally honest review and an in-depth analysis for each read on her TBR list, Jackie will walk you through what books are worth the hype and which ones aren't.
Episodes
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We're Back!! What I've Been Reading, Book Slumps, and Reading Wrap-Ups
After my unforeseen hiatus from technology (due to my favorite laptop going ka-put), I have so many books to share. I've read 54 books already this year, and with nearly three more months left to this year, I still have some big goals to reach. So, let's talk about talk the books I've read lately...
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SUPRISE EPISODE! The Bodyguard by Katherine Center--Book Review
In Katherine Center’s new release, The Bodyguard, Hannah Brooks meets Jack Stapleton, a household name actor who’s just moved into town. Hannah might look like a kindergarten teacher, but she’s far from it—she’s actually a Executive Protection Agent, aka bodyguard and Jack is her newest client....
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Moonlight and The Pearler's Daughter by Lizzie Pook--Book Review
Eliza Brightwell's family is from London, but when word on the street is that Australia is the place to be, the entire family moves in the hopes of making a fortune from the pearl trade. Taking place in the Industrial Era, Moonlight and The Pearler's Daughter follows Eliza as she steps foot in a...
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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides—Book Review
The Maidens takes place at St. Christopher’s in Cambridge where a dark murder has just taken place. Main character, and protagonist, Mariana is a group-therapist in London. When she gets a call from her niece, Zoe, that her friend, Tara, is missing and the police are all over it, Mariana is quick...
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SURPRISE EPISODE!! Wish You Were Here By Jodi Picoult—Book Review
TW: TALK OF DEMENTIA AND COVID PANDEMIC. Wish You Were Here takes place at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Diana O’Toole has her life all planned out—and she’s perfectly on track. At 29, she’s soon going to be promoted to Art Specialist at Sotheby’s in NYC and she can’t be more excited.…
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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey—Book Review
Inspired by the television show, Schitt's Creek, Tessa Bailey's It Happened One Summer is the story of Piper Bellinger, party girl from LA. Piper's the next Paris Hilton, gracing the covers of all the popular tabloids--and Instagram, of course. That is, until her 3-week-old relationship ends, and...
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The Power by Naomi Alderman—Book Review
TW: The content of this review includes mentions of rape, religion, and politics. Four characters in a changing world, The Power follows the stories of Allie, Roxy, Tunde, and Margot. Allie’s a foster kid with a difficult set of foster parents. Roxy comes from a mafia-based family that is...
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The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert—Book Review
Sabrina Monroe prefers her life in the city, far from her family and the family secret. Yet, when she loses her journalism job and has a credit card bill that’s reaching closer and closer to its limit, she has no choice but to return to the Wisconsin Dells. For Sabrina, returning home means more...
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The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn—Book Review
TW: TALK OF INFIDELITY AND MIXED PARTNERSHIPS
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus--Book Review
TW: THIS REVIEW MENTIONS SEXUAL ASSAULT, RAPE, AND GENDER INEQUALITIES Reviewed by The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, Lessons in Chemistry is certainly a book that has gained speed quickly. Set in California in the 1960s, Lessons in Chemistry is the story of Elizabeth…
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Agatha of Little Neon By Claire Luchette--Book review
Agatha of Little Neon is the story of four nuns living and working together. Told by Agatha, their story follows how the sisters met, their daily routines, and their connection and devotion to Mother Roberta. Yet, when the Parish goes broke and the daycare the sisters oversee becomes empty, the...
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Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin--Book Review
Ayesha Shamsi is in her mid-twenties, un-married, and lives with her family. Though her community would have expected her married by her age, Ayesha is more worried about her career. She’s an aspiring poet, but works a modest teaching job to pay back her uncle, who funded her education. She’s…
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Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
It’s August, which is the slow season for cutthroat literary agent Nora Stephens. She spends every day around books, from reading her client’s work to cutting them enormous deals. Yet, when her younger sister, Libby, begs her to take a month off in a town she thought her biggest client had made…
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Review: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
TW: Talk of Sterilization of Minors Inspired by true events, Take My Hand is the story of Civil Townsend, a young woman working for a family planning clinic in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1970s. Shortly after receiving her nursing degree, Civil goes to work for a local clinic, which specializes in...
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Review: If The Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
A recent graduate from a prestigious fashion school, Cindy is ready to start her career as a shoe designer. The only problem? She’s out of design ideas and she has no job in sight. Not sure where to go with her new degree, Cindy moves back in with her famous stepmother, Erica Tremaine, a reality...
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Review: Darling Girl
In this dark retelling of Peter Pan, Liz Michalski crafts the story of Holly Darling, granddaughter of the famous Wendy Darling. Holly is a scientist and runs a successful skin care company in the US. Hailing from the UK, Holly has left much of her past behind other than her accent and her son,...
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Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Tova Sullivan has been living alone since her husband died. She takes comfort in her routine, from meeting up with her group of friends, the Knit-Wits, to working night shift cleaning the Sowell Bay aquarium. Keeping busy has always helped her cope with her emotions, and after mysteriously losing...
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Review: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
TW: THIS REVIEW FEATURES DISCUSSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ASSAULT Lily has spent her life trying to leave the small town she grew up in. Coming from a broken family that has somehow stuck together more years than they should have, she wishes to leave everything behind and start over.…
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Review: When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown
TW: TALK OF RACE, RACIAL INEQUITIES Angela Jackson-Brown’s second novel, When Stars Rain Down, is the story of 18-year-old Opal Pruitt living in Parsons, Georgia in 1936. Opal knows that the world is more separated than it should be, and in 1936 skin color has more to do with it than anyone would...
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Review: Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic
TW: THIS REVIEW FEATURES MENTION OF S/A AND VIOLENCE Roan Montgomery has spent her entire life surrounded by horses. A 15-year old equestrian prodigy from a long line of Olympic equestrians, Roan has to live up to a certain level of expectation. After all, it’s her job to carry on the family…
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Review: Part Of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Alexis Montgomery is next in line to her family’s throne—the medical throne that is. Coming from 125 years of Montgomerys, Alexis is the first to take up Emergency Medicine, but not surgery. With the pressure of her narcissistic father, her emotionally abusive ex-partner (and surgeon), and her...
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Review: The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
No one would ever believe a small-town woman could be a murderer in 1977, let alone a serial killer. And then, there’s Beth Greer. Shaken by two seemingly random murders, the town of Claire Lake, Oregon needs someone to blame. Who would bring such terrible violence into a safe, small town like...
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Book Review: The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
It’s been two years since Sloan Monroe lost her fiancé, but she knows grief doesn’t have a time limit. Struggling with her emotions, Sloan seems to have given up all things important in her life, including her painting. But, on her way to visit her fiancé’s grave, something strange happens. A dog...
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Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller
In the reimagining of characters from The Odyssey, Madeline Miller brings to life Circe, a goddess born to the Titan god of the sun, Helios. From the minute of her birth, Circe is a disappointment to her father. She is the most unattractive of his children, powerless, and disobedient. He finds…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Never had anyone to talk to about your latest read when you close the book? After the Last Page is a show for the reader that loves to discuss what they've read. Each week, Jackie reads a book of varying genres and discusses the book at length for listeners that might be reading along. With a brutally honest review and an in-depth analysis for each read on her TBR list, Jackie will walk you through what books are worth the hype and which ones aren't.
HOSTED BY
Jacqueline Malloy
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