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  Rainbow Rowell does it again, this time in Landline .  Do you believe in magic? Or fate? Or karma?  What about time travel? Or, what about magic phones that may or may not grant the ability to time travel…sort of? Georgie McCool is exactly who you expect her to be based on her name. She is cool. She is a screenwriter for a wildly popular television show (the she hates) and, along with her best friend and writing partner, Seth, has bee given the opportunity of a lifetime; to write a pilot for their OWN show. But Georgie hasn’t always been a screenwriter. In college, Georgie was just one of the few females in the writing room at her college paper. She is a badass when it comes to working in a male dominated field, that is until she sees Neal. When Neal is around, Georgie McCool is anything but cool. And Neal, well, he is the epitome of cool, as the cartoonist for the paper; unless you ask Seth, in which case Neal is a Hobbit. Unbeknownst to Georgie, Neal is engaged to the...

The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin          Published 2020 "You lie you don't want to hurt me So you lie, buy a little time, and I go along What else can I do, maybe it's wrong But you know how much I love you So you lie, 'til you can find a way to say goodbye You lie" "You Lie" by Reba McIntire Is it ever okay to lie?  If yes, when? At what point does a little white lie turn in to a lie too overwhelming to look over? These are all questions I asked myself as I read The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin. How long does it take to fall in love? This is certainly what Cecily must be thinking after meeting Grant in a dimly lit bar nursing a broken heart after ending her year's long relationship with Matthew. But timing is everything, and Grant is leaving for London soon. Then comes the day when Cecily's ex-boyfriend, Matthew, emails her asking to see her again. A meeting that takes place the same day Grant leaves for London. Cecily meets with Matthew,...