Ellen Byron
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📚Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (September 2024)📚

It was a quieter reading month for me than last September. I just wasn’t into audiobooks as much, so I listened to eight titles instead of last year’s 14. I’m ok with any of my reading, as long as I’m enjoying it, and of the many titles I gave five stars to, I’d say the Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: French Quarter Fright Night (Vintage Cookbook) by Ellen Byron

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for French Quarter Fright Night (Vintage Cookbook) by Ellen Byron! Today we are featuring a review of the third in the fabulous cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author. Stop by each blog on the Continue reading
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Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (July 2024)

At the end of June 2024, I posted a 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 82% because I have added a few new titles to the TBR stack. Didn’t get as Continue reading
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July 2024 Five Star Reads: Favorite Reads of the Month

I read 28 books in July 2024 and here are my favorites of the month. When I Was Alice by Jennifer Murgia –I read this book in one day! 21 year old Grace Brighton is beside herself with worry for her brother as he lies in a coma after a car accident. One night in Continue reading
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Book Review: A Very Woodsy Murder: A Golden Motel Mystery by Ellen Byron

I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Ellen Byron’s newest mystery, A Very Woodsy Murder, so I was delighted when I was able to read an ARC from Netgalley & Kensington Publishing. Today is publication day which means you too can grab a copy of this five star mystery, the first in a new Continue reading
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July 2023 5 Star Reads
Summer reading is the best kind of reading and this month was jam-packed with wonderful books, all so different from one another. Here are the titles I gave 5 stars. What have you read and loved lately? Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum “is a whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set Continue reading
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June 2023 5 Star Reads
Of the 29 books I read in June 2023 here are three I gave 5 stars. Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel (August 2018, 350 Pages, Inkshares publisher) It’s 1969 and Palm Springs socialite and former beauty queen Maxine Simmons has just found out her husband is leaving her for his 22 year 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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