Book Review
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🧳Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (May 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 May 2025, I had just finished Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. 409 pages,… Continue reading
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Way Back Cozy Wednesday: May 2026 Edition
Each 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 2025! (No so way back, right?!) 272 pages, Hardcover, Published April 29, 2025 How To Have A… Continue reading
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⛱️Ten Past Favorite Summer Reading Titles☀️
I looked through my reading journals from June and July in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to see if I could come up with ten titles that I just loved reading during the summer. Enjoy! The Love Haters by Katherine Center Woodworking by Emily St James No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister The Rom-Commers by… Continue reading
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Picture Book Spotlight (May 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 recently. Itty Bitty Betty Blob (Itty Bitty Betty Blob #1 by Constance Lombardo, Micah Player (Illustrator) “It’s monster picture day again,… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: May 10, 2026 💐
Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel – Frankel is a master storyteller and pulls readers in from the first words on page one. I did everything I could to read – even coming home… Continue reading
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🫖Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: THE BUSH TEA MURDER by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier
I’m delighted to share a review of The Bush Tea Murder by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier – a Caribbean Island Mystery. Culinary journalist Naomi Sinclair is cooking up a maelstrom of trouble upon her return to the blue waters of her native Saint Thomas. This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours… Continue reading
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✔Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (April 2026)
Here is my monthly Netgalley Check In as part of my promise to check in at the end of every month and see how many Netgalley titles I’ve read. My feedback ratio is currently 81%! Here are the Netgalley titles that I reviewed in April 2026. I also added several titles (list at the end)–sometimes… Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (April 2026)
Welcome to a celebration of the books I loved this month! In April 2026, I read 29 books, including 9 picture books. I listened to 14 audiobooks and worked to read my shelves this month, reading 7 books I own. Here are the titles I gave five stars this month. A list of all the… Continue reading
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🕰️Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (April 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 April 2025, I had just finished Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin (Detective… Continue reading
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🪄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused (The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series) by Marcy Blesy
Pocused (The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series) by Marcy Blesy! Today we are featuring a review of the first book in this new series. You’ll adore this humorous cozy mystery set under along the shores of Lake Michigan! Empty nests bring new beginnings… and unexpected secrets. Stop by each blog on the tour for… Continue reading
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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
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- 🧳Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (September 2026 Edition)
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