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2024 Reading Challenge update: June 2024

At the end of June I thought I would take stock of my reading challenge progress. I’ve only finished 11 of the 26 categories though I’ve been reading quite a bit, so I guess I need to pick up the … Continue reading

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The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden – a Book Review

Happily married newlyweds Kate and Tommy Puglisi are thrilled to arrive at the doorstep of their very old but new-to-them house in Becchina, one of many little towns across the Italian landscape on the brink of becoming ghost towns. In … Continue reading

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The Watchers by A.M. Shine – a Book Review

You may be wondering if I read this book right as the film is coming out for a reason, but I am unfortunately not that well put together. I honestly had no idea there was a movie. I stumbled across … Continue reading

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Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin – a Book Review

Honestly, my productivity lately has been just pure trash. This time, however, I think I got myself hung up on this particular book review. I’d start it, delete, and then close my page. I couldn’t quite figure out how to … Continue reading

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Night Witch in Berlin by Joanna Brady – a Book Review

I was first introduced to Joanna Brady, a Key West-based author of historical fiction, several years ago when my book club won copies of her first novel, The Woman at the Light. Though I was a total noob of a … Continue reading

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Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson – a Book Review

Every now and then you come across a book that’s exactly what you needed at exactly the right time. A palate cleanser, of sorts that pulls you out of the funk of reading some deep and depressing stuff. Nosy Neighbors … Continue reading

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The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson- a Book Review

This title is an entry for my reading challenge for the year. It takes the first spot for the Alliterative Title pick. Synopsis Maggie Banks doesn’t really feel she has a purpose. There’s nothing she really wants to do, and … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday – May 1, 2024

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. In it, bloggers answer three questions: What am I currently reading? I’m currently reading two books. The first is a historical fiction by Joanna … Continue reading

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The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up by Laura Pearson – a Book Review

I failed spectacularly at getting the reading done for the April book club selection for Read Between the Wines. Sorry, Robert, I swear I meant to read your pick. So it’s only fitting that I blazed through the May selection … Continue reading

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Poor Things by Alasdair Gray – a Book Review

Initial thought: What did I just read??? I think most people have at least heard of this novel at this point thanks to the film adaptation released in 2023 starring Emma Stone, Willem Defoe, and Mark Ruffalo. I haven’t yet … Continue reading

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