A guest post from Kayla… After years of good intentions I finally made my reading a priority and reached my goal of 50 books in one year. I’m all for spending on hobbies that make me happy but reading is one area where I can be entertained for cheap or free. I thought I’d share …
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read moreBefore I tell you about the latest book I read, I want to apologize for the wrong link. I recently shared with you about my birthday presents for myself. I got this wonderful olive/pickle container…and I put in the wrong link. THIS is the correct link to purchase it. I loved mine so much that …
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read moreI had heard good things about this book, The Woman in Suite 11, by Ruth Ware, so when I saw it on my online library, I put it on my holds list. I was on hold for months until it was finally my turn to give it a read. Apparently, this is a sequel to …
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read moreI was looking for a good book…But I was in a hurry. I didn’t take time to read the overview of the books…I just judged a book by its cover and grabbed one. What really had me wanting to read this one was the words “An Appalachian Novel” at the top. I’m a sucker for …
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read moreIt’s been a bit since I’ve read a WWII book. For a while, that was all I read because that seemed to be the only historical fiction books that were available. I finally told myself no more WWII books until some time passed. I was scrolling looking for a new audiobook and this popped up, …
read moreI put this book, An Unthinkable Thing by Nicole Lundrigan, on my waitlist some time ago. It finally became available. I didn’t read what the book was about. I just went with it because of the cover, and I was in a time crunch. So what did I think? I liked it for the most …
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read moreA couple of weeks ago, Kelli sent me a review of the book We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter. I had to laugh because I had just started the book. Neither of us had talked to each other about what we were reading…but both of us were reading the same thing. Here is …
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read moreI had seen this book recommended on the Facebook book group I belong to. There was a horse on the cover of the book…the title sounded lovely so I decided to give it a listen. I had it on my wait list through my online library for a LONG time…I think it was almost 6 …
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read moreI was looking for a book when I was laid up and finally decided to check and see if there were any Sally Hepworth books that I hadn’t read. I ended up finding Darling Girls. I have loved all of the other Sally Hepworth books that I’ve read. I was excited to get into this …
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read moreI was in a hurry to find a book. There was nothing new from Libby, so I had to think of something. I started trying to come up with authors that I liked and looked to see if they had any books available. I landed on William Kent Krueger. He is a favorite of mine. …
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read moreI saw that someone on a reading Facebook I belong to had recommended the book Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney. I decided to see if my library had it. They did…But I was on the waitlist for months to get it. So now the big question…Was it worth the wait? This book is pretty far-fetched. …
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read moreI have been on a Sally Hepworth kick. I’ve been reading all of her books. I recently went to my online library to see if there were any books that were newly released. There weren’t, so I decided to check if there were any Sally Hepworth books that I hadn’t read. I am getting to …
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read moreI have been on a Sally Hepworth kick. If you were to type her name into the search bar on the right-hand column of the blog, you would find I’ve read a lot of her books. It all started about three months ago…I can’t get enough. I was scrolling my online library and found one …
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read moreI had this book on my waitlist for a very long time. I think I waited five months for the book to become available. I suspended my Audible subscription and am going with only the online library. So I end up doing a lot of waiting. HA!! The book is Only the Beautiful by Susan …
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read moreI told you after I read After Anna by Lisa Scottoline this Spring, I was on a hunt by more books from her. I checked out my blog and checked to see which ones I’ve already read, then found one I was interested in listening to. I ended up finding Most Wanted. This book deals …
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read moreI’ve told you that I love Sally Hepworth as a writer. Over the last few months, I’ve listened to many of her books. I needed a book…so I immediately went to my online library and typed in the author’s name hoping there might be a book available from her. I ended up finding The Younger …
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read moreOne day I noticed that there weren’t many books in my holds via my online library, Libby. I quickly added a bunch of books, not doing much to read the descriptions. If something looked interesting (by the cover only) I added books to my waitlist. The House of My Mother by Shari Franke was one …
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read moreSummer has been busy for my daughter Kelli. Chasing after the kids and now switching jobs has left her not reading as much. She missed it and finally squeezed in some time for a book by one of her favorite authors, Freida McFadden. She has read so many. I’m surprised she hasn’t read them all. …
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read moreI’ve been on a Lisa Scottoline roll and I kept rolling with it and picked the book One Perfect Lie. The book started out in a way I that I didn’t know how I would like. It was being told by a terrible criminal who was planning a murder and a bombing. I almost quit …
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read moreI’ve had a book on my waitlist for a long time…I think it’s been almost 6 months. Sometimes I hate that because having to wait for a book builds up the expectation for me. I feel like only something epic is worth waiting that long for. It puts undue pressure on the book. I originally …
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