weekly reads
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☕The Sunday Salon: SundayApril 5, 2025 🐰

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez This book came out Tuesday and I had it finished by Wednesday night.… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday March 22, 2025 🐰

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson This is a southern cozy debut mystery that I absolutely loved! Madeline Brimley is… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday February 23, 2025 ♥️

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? Thick As Thieves by Tonya Kappes Check out my review here! What I’m Reading & Listening to Now: Reading: Dungeons… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: Murder on a Monday (Murder Movie Club) by Marcy Blesy

I’m happy to share my review of the first in a new cozy mystery series Murder on a Monday (book one in the Murder Movie Club series) by Marcy Blesy. Enjoy a little murder with your side of popcorn! 171 pages, Kindle Edition, Published February 21, 2025 Monthly Murder Movie Club meets monthly at The… Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Wheels and Dirty Deals: Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Harper and Moon Investigations) by Trixie Silvertale

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Wheels and Dirty Deals: Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Harper and Moon Investigations) by Trixie Silvertale! Today we are featuring a review of the sixth book in this series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There… Continue reading
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Monthly TBR: February 2025

January was stressful and busy, yet I read A LOT. (Here are the books I gave five stars in January 2025) And I realize it’s already the 12th of the month, but we’re all doing the best we can, right? Here’s what left on my February 2025 TBR: The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (library… Continue reading
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Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (January 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 80%. Here are the Netgalley titles that I reviewed in January 2025. Here Beside the Rising Tide Emily Jane Star-Crossed Egg… Continue reading
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☕The Sunday Salon: Sunday February 9, 2025 ♥️

Happy Sunday! Thanks to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz for hosting The Sunday Salon. Weekly Reads Round Up: Favorite Read of the Week I post reviews on Instagram and Goodreads. What have you read this week? How to Read a Book by Monica Wood About the Book: Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine,… Continue reading
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Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (January 2025 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 January 2024, I had just finished How to Solve Your Own Murder… 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
- ✔Netgalley Catch Up: Time to Check In (April 2026)
- ☕The Sunday Salon: May 3, 2026 💐
- ⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (April 2026)
- 🕰️Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (April 2026 Edition)
- 🪄Virtual Book Tour & Book Review & #Giveaway: Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused (The Empty Nest Mystical Cozy Mystery Series) by Marcy Blesy

