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2024 Thankfully Reading Weekend: Day Three! #thankfullyreadingweekend
Happy Day after Thanksgiving! How did everyone do yesterday? Full stomachs, plenty of reading time…sounds like bliss to me! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to a quiet day of reading, avoiding the retail madness! Yesterday was … Continue reading
On Loss
I’ve been absent from this space for the last few weeks. I missed the last few weeks of Murders, Monsters & Mayhem. It wasn’t due to lack of interest, or laziness, but rather loss. We lost my sister, Jessica, to … Continue reading
Review: What’s Done In Darkness by Laura McHugh
McHugh has written a perfectly paced psychological thriller! I’m not one to enjoy thrillers with a lot of extra “fluff,” or filler that is used to add page length or word count. Nothing is wasted in this thriller; the pacing … Continue reading
2021 Big Game’s On Read-a-thon: Kick-off!
It’s finally here, the kick-off for The Big Game’s On Read-a-thon! Although the official Superbowl kick-off isn’t for several hours yet, I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to start reading if they choose! There’s still time to sign-up if you haven’t … Continue reading
Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E.Schwab
This is one of those titles that crosses over so many genres, one that evokes so many feelings in its readers. I’ve been shouting from the rooftops about this book since I finished reading it just a few days ago. … Continue reading
2018 Murder, Monsters & Mayhem Kick-Off!
Happy October 1st or, as I like to call it, the first day of Halloween! Our temps have been vacillating between blazing hot and seasonably chilly, so this kick-off to fall has been a little challenging. Anyone who … Continue reading
Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
I’ve been in a desperate book funk for the last several months. My life has been crazy hectic, and I found it difficult to become invested enough in a novel for it to keep my attention. That all changed when … Continue reading
I’m Still Here!
It’s been a while since I posted! I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, although sometimes it feels like I have! Over a year ago my husband lost his job as a government contractor. Politics, and the status … Continue reading
Review: Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
This title has received quite a bit of praise and acclaim leading up to its publication. Typically, this lends me to putting it on the back burner until the attention dies down, yet the source of the acclaim made me … Continue reading