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. …
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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 …
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Review: The Wind that Sweeps the Stars by Greg Keyes
by Saraby SaraThe Summary ALONE AGAINST AN EMPIRE. When Yash of Zeltah arrives in the fortress city of Honaq she is greeted as a barbarian, a simple pawn. Her marriage to prince Chej has been arranged, they say, to avert war. Yet …
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 …
We Need No Wings was a beautiful story, artistically narrated and sensitively told, it was a pleasure to read on my holidays this year. Find my full review below! Summary To be free, we must learn to fly. Teresa Sánchez …