I have been rather delinquent with my blog. It has been a rough winter, and my brain hasn't been present. However, with the new year made me make a promise to myself: Be here. Enjoy the moment. Enjoy books again. And that, at least, has been successful. I read five books in January, which doesn't … Continue reading January Wrap-Up
“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers," says L.M. Montgomery in Anne of Green Gables. It is a uniquely true statement. October is a month of beautiful leaves, abundant apple trees, and a feeling of delicious spooky anticipation for Halloween to come. This October was particularly poignant for me - … Continue reading Belated October Wrap-Up
Apologies for the interruption of regularly scheduled programming, but I have to tell you that Murder at an Irish Christmas, the newest Irish Village Mystery, is out now! I had such a pleasure reviewing this ARC, because Carlene O'Connor does such an awesome job of showing Ireland's little towns and beautiful seaside ruggedness. I also … Continue reading Out now: “Murder at an Irish Christmas” by Carlene O’Connor
I have had the distinct honor of being nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award twice in the last week or two, once by Becky at A Couple of Bees Read and once by Marjolein at URL Phantomhive. Both of these blogs give amazing book recommendations and reviews, and are so nice, to boot! Check them … Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Award
Sorry for the double post, all, but today is such a big day in the publishing world! For whatever reason, today, October 6, seems to be the day to publish books. For my small contribution, I would like to talk about the ones I have had the pleasure of reviewing ARCs for, ranked from my … Continue reading Books that Come Out Today, October 6, 2020
This is probably not comprehensive, or even probably accurate. This month is going to be very hectic for me from some changes in my personal life (more to come, all good things), but man do I want to read everything, particularly fun spooky stuff. October is the month before my birthday, and I live for … Continue reading October TBR (or maybe a wishlist)
Apologies for the rare double post, but I have to acknowledge Banned Book Week. Banned Book Week, which started yesterday, celebrates the freedom to read whatever you choose, and have access to all writings despite popularity, perceived vulgarity, or ideology of a given place. It is incredibly important that books are freely accessible despite how … Continue reading Banned Books Week
Has anyone else ever just said "eff it" to everything you need to read, and reread some of your old favorites? That was my weekend. I just binge read the whole Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews, since I had such a craving after reading the newest Emerald Blaze and reviewing it. It took all … Continue reading Book-crastination
Hello lovelies, and Happy (VERY belated) June! I am hoping for a better June than April or May, but hopes often turn into dreams which are often figments of my imagination. However, I can try and promise myself to do better with my reading, and make my reading a priority again. There was a great … Continue reading June Reading List
I recently discovered this meme, Down the TBR hole, from Confessions of a YA Reader, which is created by Lost in a Story (now Sunflowers and Wonder). Down the TBR Hole revolves around cleansing your TBR of all those books you’re never going to read and sort through it all to know what’s actually on there. Most … Continue reading Down the TBR Hole #2
Books for the Beach 