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It’s never too late for a comeback

Awake by Jen Hatmaker

March 7, 2026 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I think I may have first seen Awake (2025) by Jen Hatmaker on NYT’s Best Books of the Year List. I’m a fan of memoirs, and the blurb caught my attention. So, I borrowed the Audiobook from my library and gave it a listen. Jen Hatmaker woke up in the middle of the night in July 2020. Her husband was in bed next to her, declaring into his phone that he loved another woman. At this point, they had five children and had been married for twenty-six […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Jen Hatmaker

Sophia's CBR18 Review No:7 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: Jen Hatmaker ·
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I want to be her best friend.

Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

July 12, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

I’m a huge Jen Hatmaker fan. I’ve read most of her books, follow her on social media, and have heard her speak live. My goal in life is to be her friend in real life, and not because she’s a glamorous celebrity, but just the opposite. She is honest and real and seems like the type of person you wouldn’t have to clean your house fore before she came over to visit. I appreciate her laugh-out loud humour, her real-life insights, and also the way […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: humour, inspiration, Jen Hatmaker, Of Mess And Moxie, Real Life, women

kella's CBR11 Review No:16 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: humour, inspiration, Jen Hatmaker, Of Mess And Moxie, Real Life, women ·
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