Book Review
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The Sunday Salon: Sunday December 17th, 2023
Happy Sunday! Deb Nance at Readerbuzz hosts The Sunday Salon, and I’m joining in! Weekly Reads Round Up: Sunday December 10th 2023 – Saturday December 16th 2023 I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Not enough “sit down and read” time this week–so thankful for audiobooks! Grave Expectations: A… Continue reading
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Book Review: Redwood Court by DeLana R.A. Dameron
Many thanks to Thoughts from a Page Podcast and The Dial Press for the chance to read a galley copy of debut novel Redwood Court by award-winning poet DeLana R.A. Dameron. What a beautiful work of literature that I am still thinking about long after I have put the book down. Redwood Court tells the… Continue reading
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Book Review: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Thank you so much to Thoughts from a Page Podcast and Celadon Books for the chance to read a galley copy of Mercury by Amy Jo Burns, which releases January 2, 2024. I am here to tell you if you like beautifully written messy family stories full of secrets, you must preorder your copy today… Continue reading
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Book Review: Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About): A Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery by Marcy Blesy
Thanks so much to author Marcy Blesy (@marcy_blesy) for introducing me to her cozy mystery series! There is nothing I love better than finding a new series and Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About): A Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery was a lot of fun! Thirty-nine-year-old Rosi Laruee finds herself out of work… Continue reading
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November 2023 5 Star Reads
I listened to Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee in one day and absolutely loved it. Maizy and her mother travel to her mother’s home town of Last Chance, Minnesota to be with Maizy’s grandparents. Her grandfather is ill and Maizy’s mother will help the family and spend time with her parents. Maizy’s grandparents… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor
Thank you so much to Park Row Books and Thoughts from a Page Podcast for access to an eARC of The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor. I read this through Cindy at Thoughts from a Page Podcast patreon group! And while I missed the author zoom (because I was driving my tween somewhere. That is… Continue reading
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Book Review: A True Account by Katherine Howe
Happy publication to Katherine Howe! Her book A True Account is available today and it is a page-turner! Thank you to Henry Holt & Company for the ARC. I so enjoyed reading this. From a young age, Hannah Maury was bound out to service a waterfront in Boston in the early 1700s. Now an early… Continue reading
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Book Review: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally
When I read the following publisher blurb: “Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, a dazzling first entry in a terrific new Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin.” I knew I needed to get my hands on Celeste Connally’s Act Like A Lady, Think Like a Lord mystery.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert
Thank you to Crooked Lane Books and Netgalley for the arc of Murder Checks Out, book eight in the Blue Ridge Library Mysteries by Victoria Gilbert . I just love this series so much and have read every entry! It’s Christmas time in Taylorsford, North Carolina and we’re back with library director Amy Muir. Five… Continue reading
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Book Review: Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska
It’s 1952 in Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska and reporter Sydney Lockhart checks into the historic Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas for a simple travel-writing assignment. Before she even unpacks, she discovers the murdered body of the hotel’s bookkeeper. As one of the first on the scene, Sydney is a suspect in… 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!
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