5 Star Reads
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🧳Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (August 2026 Edition)
Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…) Last year, towards the end of August 2025, I had just finished The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society… Continue reading
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🕰️Way Back Cozy Wednesday: August 2026 Edition
One Wednesday a month, I’ll feature a cozy mystery I read long ago. Backlist titles make my heart sing and hopefully you’ll find some new to you reads for your cozy TBR. This month we’re going back to the year 2014. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries #1) by Sheila Turnage – Newbery honor… Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (July 2026)
In July 2026 I read 46 books, 23 of those were picture books and 9 were audiobooks. I read a wide variety of genres with no leader. The longest book I read was Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry at 960 pages, and the shortest book was a nonfiction picture book called The Escape Artist: A… Continue reading
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👻🚂Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: All Aboard for Murder (A Golden Motel Mystery) by Ellen Byron
Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for All Aboard for Murder (A Golden Motel Mystery) by Ellen Byron! Today we are featuring a review of the third book in this cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is… Continue reading
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Picture Book Spotlight: July 2026
One of my 2026 reading resolutions is to read 46 new to me picture books. I thought it would be fun to take one day a month and spotlight picture books I have read and enjoyed recently. Outside In and the Inside Out: A Story About Arnold Lobel by Emmy Kastner “A thoughtful and whimsical… Continue reading
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🎧Five Star Audiobooks: April, May, June 2026
I love audiobooks and listen to so many books each month. I love being able to get in book time when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are 7 I gave FIVE STARS in April, May and June of 2026. An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear Booking for Trouble by Jenn McKinlay… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: July 5, 2026 🎆
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber – “A detour. A chance encounter. Two women who alter the pages of each other’s story.” Absolutely adored this lovely, magical book. If you love small towns,… Continue reading
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⭐2026 Mid-Year Favorite Reads♥️
Since we’re mid-year, it’s always fun to look back and see what ten books I’d call my favorite to date. These are not in ranked order, just books I have loved. This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum Some Writer!: The Story… Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (June 2026)
Here are the titles I gave five stars this month. A list of all the titles I read this month is at the end of this post. In June 2026 I read 46 books, 16 of those were picture books and 5 were audiobooks. The top genre I read was fiction followed by cozy mystery.… Continue reading
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🧳Time Travel Thursday on a Saturday
Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…) Last year, towards the end of June 2025, I had just finished One Final Turn (Electra McDonnell #5)… Continue reading
About Me
Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!
Recent Posts
- ⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (October 2026) ⭐
- ☕The Sunday Salon: November 1, 2026 🦃
- 👻Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: The Ghost and the Dead Librarian (A Haunted Bookshop Detective Mystery) by Cleo Coyle
- 📚Middle Grade Spotlight: October 2026 Edition
- ☕The Sunday Salon: October 25, 2026 🎃
