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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 …

Thanks 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 …

How was your spooky month? I had a fun time taking my 6-year-old (dressed as my dog) out trick-or-treating. I really need to buy less candy because we never get as many trick-or-treaters as I think we might! We read …

I waited a good long time to get The Guncle Abroad from the library. It’s a pretty popular new release, so it took some time! Anyway, I loved The Guncle and hoped that the second Guncle would be just as …

Although I enjoy reading the popular, super hyped books out there, I try to sneak in something as often as I can by a local author and/or smaller publisher. This is the third book I’ve read by Gary Goldstein, published …

Oh hey! What am I doing posting this more than a week into the beginning of the month, you ask? Well, maybe you’re not asking and don’t really care as much as I do that this post is late, but …

My little girl started Kindergarten this week! She went for three glorious days and loved it all. I’m definitely living vicariously through her as I remember my own early school years…discovering the glories of lunch and recess and friend making …

As a lover of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, is there room in my life for another hiking-a-very-long-trail book? Sure, it’s a different trail (Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Sally hiked the Appalachian Trail), but it’s a very similar concept. Read …

I’m putting this post together while I sit here watching the Olympics. I’m a huge Olympics fan and I try to take in as much of it as I can throughout the few weeks that it’s on. There are just …