Buh bye February! I’m feeling pretty happy that March is here. I’m so ready for spring! We’re supposed to be getting into the 60s here this coming week. They’re saying we could still get snow, too, but I’ll take it! …
Joli
Joli
I'm currently a full-time writer/content strategist with an English degree living in Minneapolis, MN with my husband, young daughter, and black lab mix. I created Literary Quicksand to feed my love of books, writing, and community. More About Me
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Review: The Alchemist of Aleppo by Marie K. Savage [Guest Review]
by Joliby JoliThanks again to Abhilasha for this excellent guest review! You can also check out her other guest review of As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust. I enjoy reading romantic thrillers every once in a while, specifically those with equal parts …
Oh hi! It’s mid-February, and I’m just now posting the list of what we read in January. Whoops! Well, actually I had a pretty good excuse this month…I went to Turkey! Yep, my employer sends us on a yearly retreat. …
Annnd I’m back for the third installment of A Monster Hunter! Did Beast of the North Woods meet my cryptid hunting expectations, and was it as good as A Death in Door County and Death in the Dark Woods? Let’s …
I haven’t been as excited for a book club book in quite a while! When my book club (The Gloss) chose The Frozen River, which had been on my TBR and in my periphery for months and months, I was …
Here are a few of the LQ contributors’ favorite reads of 2024. Here’s to a fantastic reading year in 205!
I finally grabbed another audiobook from NetGalley! I’ve been meaning to, so I finally logged in and found Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson. The cover was cute, but the description of the book made it sound like it wasn’t too …
And just like that, it’s December. I swear time goes by faster both in the summer and around the holidays. On the plus side, it’s cozy reading-by-the-tree season! A favorite of mine, for sure. Here’s what we read in November. …
I learned about What We Sacrifice for Magic as I was surfing the events page of a sweet local bookstore (I love you, Big Hill Books). This witchy read is not only by a local author, but also set here …
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Review: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley [Guest Review]
by Joliby JoliThanks to freelance writer Abhilasha for this fabulous review! Make sure to meet her at the bottom. Round and round I go, stumbling my way through the savoury layers of mystery, only to find answers at the front door. At …