Celebrating a love of all things reading and writing
Summer is officially here! My list is a little shorter than usual this month because I really focused on books that are what I would consider "summer reads". Released July 1 Goodreads Synopsis: From the bestselling author of Honeysuckle Season comes an evocative dual-timeline novel detailing one woman’s journey to discover the hidden stories of... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday is a goodreads group that responds to weekly prompts about books. This week's prompt is "Must Have on Vacation". When I'm on vacation I love light, romances. Shipped This is a perfect vacation romance. Henley and Graeme are work rivals competing for a promotion doing publicity for a cruise line. To win the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly prompt hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's prompt is summer reading list. I split my list into two parts. The first half is adult books I plan on reading over the summer. The second half is middle grade books. One of my goals for the summer is... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday is a goodreads group that responds to weekly prompts about books. This weeks topic is heart-racing reads. I don't read a lot of face-paced books, but I do enjoy them. These were my favorites. Goodreads synopsis: Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is books that you wish had an epilogue. After Pride & Prejudice , I struggled a bit with thinking of books. Many of the books I read are part of series, so there is a continuation of the story... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday is a goodreads group that responds to weekly prompts about books. I was busy last week and missed the post. This week's topic is best/favorite endings. What makes a good ending? An ending that makes a statement on society or leaves ambiguity can be right for some stories. In general, I prefer... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is books with a unit of time in the title. I searched my goodreads books using different units of time, and looked at ratings to determine my ten favorites. It wasn't until I was posting that I realized... Continue Reading →
I joined Lilac City Rochester Writers in fall of 2020. The first event (over zoom since it was the height of the pandemic) was a critique. One of the pieces we reviewed was a chapter from Rick Ieckel's book about the history of the Rochester airport. Today I got to attend the book launch. It... Continue Reading →
“All this time, I've been afraid of my ability, when instead I should have been regarding it as a treasured weapon.” Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones Goodreads synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone... Continue Reading →
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