Reading Life
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Reading While Traveling…
This blog is surely not where I’d hoped it would be in January, but life, as we know, has twists and turns. Family matters kept me on the road most of March and April. I was reading, but I did… Continue reading
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Reading Lately
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! – “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns Oh, January! I had such high hopes. But, alas,… Continue reading
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2026 Reading Challenge Book 1
Six days into the new year and I have finished one book and started the second. I chose Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn for the prompt, “set in an ancient civilization.” This is the second Quinn book that I… Continue reading
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Book Ratings – My Take
In a previous post, I mentioned the book challenge I am doing for 2026. I’ve finished the first book and will soon post a review. Before I do that, I thought I might take a minute to explain my book… Continue reading
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Last Bonus Read of the Year
Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay A swoony second chance holiday romance, about a woman who escapes family scandal in the city by fleeing to Evergreen Lake for Christmas, where she first found love and heartbreak at Wilder Ranch.… Continue reading
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Read the USA – Hawaii
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai’i more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place—and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit. Rachel Kalama, a… Continue reading
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Read the USA – Georgia
The Floating Girls by Lo Patrick The Floating Girls is stunning southern fiction, a wonderfully atmospheric coming-of-age family drama told from the perspective of a feisty 12-year-old girl―reminiscent of a modern-day Scout Finch―as she unravels the secrets that threaten her… Continue reading
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Read the USA – Colorado
The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel Olivia Dunne, a studious minister’s daughter who dreams of being an archaeologist, never thought that the drama of World War II would affect her quiet life in Denver. An exhilarating flirtation… Continue reading
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Read the USA – California
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to… Continue reading
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Read the USA – Arkansas
Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden The novel opens when a young prostitute comes to Bigelow, Arkansas, to start over, far from her haunting past. Sugar moves next door to Pearl, who is still grieving for the daughter who was murdered… Continue reading