Have you ever had eight perfect hours with someone you didn’t know? A first date, a train trip, an airport in a storm? I have. His name was Dante, and he was a friend of my brother’s who was invited to an end-of-summer cookout at my parents’ house. We were in our twenties, both in… Continue reading Week Twenty Seven: Eight Perfect Hours
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Week Twenty—Six: Duke, Actually
I had planned another book for this week’s review, but I got sick instead. The symptoms were similar enough to Omicron symptoms that I did get tested; results aren’t back till Sunday but a rapid test today was negative, so I’m going to stay isolated till Sunday, but I’m pretty sure that it’s just a… Continue reading Week Twenty—Six: Duke, Actually
Week Twenty-Five: The Matzah Ball
This one is late, y’all. I have always posted new reviews on Wednesday, largely because that was the day when I didn’t have any other memes going on. But the travel to my parents’ last week, followed by a long-overdue vet visit on the day we got back (more trouble than it should be, but…it… Continue reading Week Twenty-Five: The Matzah Ball
Week Twenty-Four: Hench
So, this was not a book that I would have ever chosen for myself to read. I would have picked it up, read the blurb, said “wow…that’s clever…” and put it right back. No mysteries to solve, no couple to reunite, no werewolves, no vampires, no witches, no one on the run? No, thank you.… Continue reading Week Twenty-Four: Hench
Week Twenty-Three: It Happened One Midnight (#ARC, Publication Date: 12/28/2021)
Disclaimer: **I received this book free from Zebra Books in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.** Bottom Line: If you are in the mood for a over-the-top-adorable romance with some magic and a trio of meddling witches, this is the read for you. I was talking today with some… Continue reading Week Twenty-Three: It Happened One Midnight (#ARC, Publication Date: 12/28/2021)
Week Twenty-Two: Never
Flawed…but pretty good. I do not know how long it’s been since I read an 800+ page book, but I am out of practice. This one took me forever, and I only persisted because I love Ken Follett so much. I read The Pillars of the Earth in 2010, when I bought a copy for… Continue reading Week Twenty-Two: Never
Week Twenty-One: Beach Read
I said a few weeks ago that I was concerned about this one. I had read a couple reviews that painted it as a bit of a non-traditional rom-com, maybe one that doesn’t hit all the expected beats, and doesn’t end quite the way one would expect. That made me a little nervous because I… Continue reading Week Twenty-One: Beach Read
Week Twenty: The Last Thing He Told Me
These last few weeks have been all about reading things other than what I was supposed to be reading. I mean, I try to not be too restrictive with myself—too much ‘you should read this’ and I won’t want to read anything. However, I really wanted to read the new Follett this week…but the timing… Continue reading Week Twenty: The Last Thing He Told Me
Week Nineteen: The Guncle
My husband died quite unexpectedly seven years ago. This is only relevant so that you will understand that I have really, really, REALLY avoided books that address grief too directly. I talk about grief as a theme quite frequently…in, for example, in Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts, I talked about the teen mourning her recently-gone… Continue reading Week Nineteen: The Guncle
Week Eighteen: The Kiss Quotient
I have mentioned previously that I have read tractor-trailers full of romance novels this year. Well, I would have if I read actual books; since I read ebooks, it’s more like an SD card full. Overall, though, romance sales were up 24% during the period of March 2020-21. And I’m taking credit for at least… Continue reading Week Eighteen: The Kiss Quotient
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