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Becky

Crafter by nature, customer service manager by trade, Wisconsinite by blood, sports enthusiast by choice. Oh, and I have Bachelors degree in Journalism and Masters' degrees in Business and Sports Administration that I like to flex via blogging here and running my small Etsy shop, Nothing Past Nine.

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Review: The Underground Railroad

    by Becky January 23, 2018
    by Becky January 23, 2018

    Story: Colson Whitehead delivers the odyssey of Cora, a third generation slave working on a plantation in the heart of Georgia. A stray abandoned by her mother – a “successful” runaway, Cora fights and scrapes to make her way in …

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    Review: The Illusionist’s Apprentice by Kristy Cambron

    by Becky November 20, 2017
    by Becky November 20, 2017

    Why: My husband and I recently watched the movie The Prestige which rekindled my love for the mysterious and alluring world of illusions and magic. (I won’t make this a movie review, but I do highly recommend it!) In my mind at …

  • Book ReviewsGeneral Non-Fiction

    Review: Daily Kindess

    by Becky November 8, 2017
    by Becky November 8, 2017

    Why: Honestly, I start feeling depressed when I dig into current events in the United States and around the world. From natural disasters to man-made Twitter storms, there is just so much negativity that I start to feel tired and …

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    Review: The Way to London by Alix Rickloff

    by Becky October 5, 2017
    by Becky October 5, 2017

    Why: When the book jacket begins with, “On the eve of Pearl Harbor…” I can stop there and put the title on my TBR list. That may be a slight exaggeration, but its honestly what I did with The Way …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction

    Review: The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott

    by Becky September 28, 2017
    by Becky September 28, 2017

    Why: I ย came across this article on Book Bub about new fall fiction and The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott caught my eye. While still in my wheelhouse of historical fiction, this is a a far cry from a WWII …

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    Review: The Daughters of Ireland by Santa Montefiore

    by Becky September 22, 2017
    by Becky September 22, 2017

    SPOILER ALERT! This book is part of a series and does contain minor spoilers! Please read at your own risk! Why: This is the second book of a trilogy and I LOVED the first book, The Girl in the Castle! …

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    Reader Poll!

    by Becky August 16, 2017
    by Becky August 16, 2017

    Will you pick up a book again after you’ve read it once? We want to know! Cast your vote in the poll below and then share your thoughts in the comments. Does it have to be a certain length of …

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    Review: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

    by Becky June 30, 2017
    by Becky June 30, 2017

    Why:ย Joli put this book in my line of vision and, as she predicted, I jumped at the chance to read another wartimeย novel. Just when I think I’ve read all the different views or spins one can take, an author produces …

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    Reader Poll!

    by Becky June 22, 2017
    by Becky June 22, 2017

    Have you noticed our posts have slowed down a bit? It’s summer time and we are all spread out, doing summer things! Do your summer things include more reading time? We’d love for you to participate in our poll below!

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    Review: Weird in a World That’s Not by Jennifer Romolini

    by Becky June 12, 2017
    by Becky June 12, 2017

    Why: There are two mottos that I live by; “Simple things amuse simple people” and “What fun would the world be if everyone were normal?” Sure The Golden Rule comes into play occasionally and other bits of wisdom are thrown …

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