Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you’re having a nice weekend, staying warm and safe wherever you are. Here’s a summary of what I read this week: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen Contemporary Fiction/Magical Realism Read for my While I Was Reading Challenge category a […]
I had outpatient surgery on Monday so I did a lot of resting and reading this week. Fortunately everything I read was awesome, which doesn’t happen often! Since I loved all of these books, I’m giving you reviews that are longer than the summaries I […]
I finished fifteen books in January and most of them were meh. That’s the down side to reading and reviewing over two hundred books a year, it takes something truly exceptional to wow me! Below are three out of the fifteen that I found special, […]
The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman Literary Fiction This is a slow paced character driven novel. It focuses on a group of friends who met as children and reconnect in adulthood when one member of the group dies. It’s a heartbreaking story about friendship, love, and […]
Today’s guest post comes from my friend Amber King, who I’ve collaborated with in the past. Amber owns her own Life Coaching business and is the Assistant Dean of Students at Montana State University. She’s also currently a PhD student in adult and higher education. […]
So far this month, I’ve finished eleven books. There was only one stand out this week, the romance novel at the end of this list. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Literary fiction This is a powerful novel that covers a ton of ground. It’s about […]
I finished three books this week and am almost done with Transcendent Kingdom. While I’ve always gravitated toward literary fiction, since the pandemic I’ve found it challenging. I’m slower with those books and prefer to fly through romance or thrillers these days! Housewife Chronicles by […]
This was a slow reading week for me. Partly because Jane Eyre is so dang long. And partly because every once in a while, life can distract me from books and this was one of those weeks for sure. Barbarian’s Prize by Ruby Dixon Romance/Science […]
This was a great reading week for me, everything I finished got four stars and I didn’t quit anything! And at 196 books for the year, I’m so close to my goal of 200 books. I should be able to get it done, which is […]
Men Things Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Non-fiction/Personal Essays I expected this essay collection to be humorous, and while there are small moments worth a chuckle, overall it’s serious and intense. Much of the subject matter is heavy and the writing style is […]
