Katherine Center
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🌟Mid-Year Favorites: 2025 🌟
As of June 30, 2025 I have read 186 books. Here are my top ten mid-year favorites in no particular order. It’s always interesting to see which mid-year favorites will make my full favorites list in January 2026. How To Read A Book by Monica Wood “Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, Continue reading
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🎧Five Star Audiobooks: April, May, June 2025🎧
I love audiobooks and listen to so many books each month. Between January and June, I have listened to 70 audiobooks. I love being able to get in book time when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are 10 I gave FIVE STARS in April, May, and June 2025. The Four Queens Continue reading
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Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (June 2025)
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 82%. Here are the Netgalley titles that I reviewed in June 2025. Links go to reviews. A Marvelous Murder David S. Continue reading
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🌟Monthly Favorites: June 2025 Five Star Reads 🌟
I read a lot this month. It’s the best escape because [gestures to the world around us]. Here are a few of my favorites from June 2025. My most read genre was romance, followed by cozy mysteries. I read mostly on my kindle this month as well. Extra Normal by Kate Alice Marshall Three cheers Continue reading
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Summer Vacation – Armchair Travel: A Book List June 2025
It’s so hot here in St. Louis and while I’m happy to be on summer break from the school year, our big trip happened in the Spring so we are home during these hot summer days. There’s a lot to love at home and sometimes I still want to escape. That’s where the joy of Continue reading
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Five Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2025
Here are five books I’m looking forward to reading in 2025 Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Feb 4 2025) Story of My Life (Story Lake Book 1) by Lucy Score (March 13 2025) Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (April 1 2025) Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (April 22 2025) The Love Continue reading
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Five Star Audiobooks: April, May, June 2024
I love audiobooks and listen to so many each month. I love being able to get book time when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are 8 I gave FIVE STARS April – June of 2024. To see which audiobooks earned five stars January – March of 2024, click here. Playing It Continue reading
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June 2024 Five Star Reads
Where did June go? While I’m not a fan of the blazing hot temperatures, I love summertime and the extra time with my family. And of course I love summer reading. In June 2024 I read 28 books,11 of those were audiobooks. Here are my favorite reads of the month: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Continue reading
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Book Review: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
A HUGE thank you to @macmillan.audio and @netgalley for the audio arc of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center narrated by Patti Murin. I loved this book with my WHOLE heart, and it was absolutely delightful as an audiobook. I kept looking around my kitchen, looking for things I needed to clean so I could keep Continue reading
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The Sunday Salon: June 9, 2024
Happy Sunday! Deb Nance at Readerbuzz hosts The Sunday Salon, and I’m joining in! Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Clean Kill by Anne Laughlin – look for a review coming soon to Kings River Life Mysteryrat’s Maze – 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!
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