It's a new year, and many people are setting reading goals. Here are a few books I'm looking forward to that you might want to add to your list. Serendipity Edited by: Marissa Meyer This one is a collection of short stories which are twists on common tropes seen in romance stories. I love the... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read for December 2021
Dial A for Aunties Goodreads synopsis: When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body. Unfortunately, a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging to dispose of than one might anticipate, especially when it is... Continue Reading →
My 2021 Reading Stats
I've used Goodreads for years to track my reading. This year I decided to put that information into storygraph to get more specific data. Read 76 books, 24,642 pages I reviewed my stats starting in 2008, when I joined Goodreads, and emotional, mysterious and lighthearted are consistently my preferred moods. I'm definitely a fiction reader.... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of December 2022: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
"Sometimes what you want is given to you in a way that is so very different from how you had pictured getting it." โ Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War Goodreads Synopsis Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943--aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a... Continue Reading →
Top Ten books of 2021
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018 I was planning on posting my top books of the year on New Year's Eve, so when I saw this week's Top Ten Tuesday was "Best Books I read this Year", I... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Features of Christmas books
I love holiday themed books for all seasons, especially Christmas. Every genre has at least a few books with a holiday theme. I have not done a top ten list in awhile, so I thought I'd post a list of my top ten things I look for in a holiday read. 10. New Traditions- I... Continue Reading →
My Favorite read for November 2021
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See My favorite read for November was a The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. A beautifully written tale of female friendship and strength, the book introduced me to facets of Korean history and culture that were new to me. Mi-ja and Young-sook live on the island... Continue Reading →
Books to Watch for- December 2021
I love this time of year when all of the best books of the year lists are posted. There's still a month left in 2021 though. These are the books I'm looking forward to for the end of the year. The Darkest Destiny Author: Gena Showalter Release Date: December 7 The Lord of the Underworld... Continue Reading →
Goodreads Monday 11/29/21
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme that was started byย @Laurenโs Page Turners.ย and is now sponsored by @budgettalesbookblog This meme is quite easy to follow โ just randomly pick a book from your to-be-read list and give the reasons why you want to read it. It is that simple. Murder in a Mill Town Goodreads... Continue Reading →
Thankful for books
This is a day late due to some technical issues. But, I couldn't let Thankgiving pass without a post about gratitude for books. Here are just a few of the reasaons to be thankful for books. Reading may be a solo activity, but it forms a community for introverts. When you discover someone else is... Continue Reading →