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Laura’s 2025 Year in Books

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2026 Reading Challenge

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Laura Smestad has read 8 of 75 books.

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Laura Smestad

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Born

The United States

Genre

Nonfiction, Horror, Romance

Member Since

April 2015

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Laura Giroir Smestad is a memoir writer, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and recovering serial dater living in the Pacific Northwest. Laura combines her insight as a therapist with her personal experience in the world of online dating to create relatable, and often comical, content with the goal of inspiring other women to discover their own self-worth while laughing along the way.

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Laura Smestad’s books

Average rating: 4.36 · 11 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The First Date Dress: Tales of Dating in a Digital Age by Laura Giroir Smestad, Laura Smestad (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Home of the American Circus

by Allison Larkin (Goodreads Author)

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The Guest List

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