Hello and happy Wednesday! I'm popping my head out of my cave to check in and share this week's reads. It's all about the chase this week, the push-and-pull as two people feel out a new relationship — or put a new spin on an old one. Games in a Ballroom by Jentry Flint: With … Continue reading Reading Roundup #62: Games People Play
Everyone has secrets. Some of them involve past heartbreak, some alter egos, and some the not-exactly-murder of your villainous husband. And then there are the secrets that involve unrequited love and unparalleled pining as you cut a swath across the high seas in search of treasure and adventure and — okay, can you tell which … Continue reading Reading Roundup #61: Secrets, Schemes, & Swashbuckling Dreams
Sometimes a book comes along at precisely the right moment. I needed fluffy fun, and Business Not As Usual delivered that and more. From laugh-out-loud moments to ones that made my heart sigh in contentment, this romcom — like its heroine — is a splash of color in a world of grays. Dreamy Daniels is … Continue reading Business Not as Usual by Sharon C. Cooper
It was another quiet reading week, revisiting old favorites and checking out a couple that were on my reading list for years. There's something very comforting about genre books, whether they are romance novels or children's stories — the familiarity, the simplicity of the story, is something you can trust. You know what you're reading … Continue reading Reading Roundup #60: Familiar Fantasies
Happy weekend! It was a particularly long week for me, and I thought I'd have to cram if I wanted to get my review of At Least You Have Your Health ready in time for a Sunday post, but at about the halfway point, I couldn't put it down. What weirdness would happen next?? Although … Continue reading At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha
There's a change in the wind, a stirring of magical possibilities... or maybe that's just pollen and my own fancy! Whatever the case, I've definitely been in a mood for fantasy. I'm still struggling with headaches and eye strain, but thanks to audiobooks, I've managed to get through several books that were on my reading … Continue reading Reading Roundup #59: Books of Magic
Last year, I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing India Holton's debut novel, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, and I fell hard for its zany screwball charm and immediately added the sequel to my reading list. At last, The League of Gentlewomen Witches is here and it does not disappoint! (Well... technically, it's … Continue reading The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
I'm still trying to limit my screen time, so I'm just popping in for a quick roundup of the (short) books I finished this week. One, of course, is really just a long poem, but I'm still saying it counts! Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras: This was my second read-through of … Continue reading Reading Roundup #58: The Tree, the Albatross and the Wardrobe
This week went by with disturbing swiftness. I'm afraid that, between stressing over world events, work, and some personal issues that are ongoing (only least of which is eye strain), I didn't get much reading done. So, it's only a light Roundup this week. Which I suppose just means that my rage at Atlas Six … Continue reading Reading Roundup #57: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Reader Scorned
Trying to sum up this week's reading or identify a theme is tricky. There's everything from medical ethics to gothic romance, with theology in between. I suppose the common thread is a struggle to understand the past and move forward. The history books are looking at cultural injustices, seeking to right wrongs by sharing forgotten … Continue reading Reading Roundup #56: The Forgotten Past
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