Monthly Archives: January 2024

WWW Wednesday – January 31, 2024

I can’t believe a whole week has gone by since the last time I wrote one of these! Welcome to WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In this series, each blogger … Continue reading

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The Ocean Above Me by Kevin Sites – a Book Review

Kevin Sites is an award-winning journalist who published three nonfiction books using his expertise as a war correspondent prior to the release of this one, but this is his debut work of fiction. The novel follows Lukas Landon, a former … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday: January 24, 2024

It has been quite some time since I’ve participated in any group blogging posts. Since I’ve been keeping up much better with my reading in 2024 than last year, I decided it’s time to bring back WWW Wednesdays. This is … Continue reading

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A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick – a Book Review

This is a book I picked up for a very specific reason. My father has become thoroughly enthralled, obsessed almost, with the subject of ancestry. He’s on a mission to trace nearly every line of our family tree as far … Continue reading

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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica – a Book Review

Well, here’s to a pretty good reading start in 2024. I guess there’s a perk to the fact that I’ve pretty much been sick since NOVEMBER! I had non-Covid and then I had Covid and then when the Covid was … Continue reading

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Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t by Messie Condo – a Book Review

So, naturally, if I add the category of “Productivity Book,” to my reading challenge for this year, the Universe sends me a sign. It took one look inside my closets and kitchen pantry and sighed heavily. Unsurprisingly, the very same … Continue reading

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Starling House by Alix E. Harrow – a Book Review

So far, I have adored everything Alix E. Harrow has released. I kind of feel like she’s been writing for me. Spooky houses, strong female characters, historical mysteries, and journeys of self discovery are prevalent in all her books. AND … Continue reading

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The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird by Louisa Morgan – a Book Review

Louisa Morgan is a fairly prolific writer of modern fantasy, especially the ever-popular witchy titles. This is the first of hers I’ve read (I feel like I say that a lot about a lot of authors, so shame on me). … Continue reading

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2024 Reading Challenge

Well, I managed to hit my reading goal last year, but I did it just barely. Literally finished my last audiobook on the very last day of the year and added all my backlogged reads to goodreads. As far as … Continue reading

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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah – a Book Review

Unfortunately this will be the last of my 2023 backlog that I’m going to fully review. All of the others I’m just posting quick little goodreads review and starting fresh in 2024 with the blog. I got way too far … Continue reading

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