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04 Sep

Top Ten Tuesday – Binge-worthy Book Series

Happy Tuesday, book lovers! It’s that time of the week again, and today’s topic from That Artsy Reader Girl is Binge-worthy TV shows. I’m not much of a TV watcher, so I’m turning this week’s topic back to books, because there are SOOOOOOOO many binge-worthy book

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03 Sep

The Raveling (Tamara Leigh) – Review

~ About the Book ~ BY HONOR BOUND TO SEEK THE FOUND, HERE BEGINS A TALE Sir Elias De Morville is no ordinary man of the sword, possessing both the heart of a warrior and a troubadour. When he sets out to rescue a boy who may be his son, more than ever he must prove worthy of the Wulfrith dagger

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02 Sep

Weekend Book Buzz – 1/2 September 2018

Welcome to the Weekend Book Buzz, and happy spring! I know many of my friends on the other side of the world are celebrating the arrival of fall/autumn, but I’m celebrating the arrival of spring. (You may have guessed that I’m not a cold-weather girl!) We’re still waiting for

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01 Sep

Jane By The Book (Pepper Basham) & Crossed Out (Christina Coryell) – Review

Have you heard about the Once Upon a Laugh romance novella collection? It released in July this year, and is still available for just $0.99! Can you believe that? And not for just one novella, but eight! It includes a story from each of the following authors: Pepper Basham, Christina

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31 Aug

First Line Friday – 31 August 2018 – Shadow Sister (Katherine Scott Jones)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! Can you believe it’s the last day of August? I’ve just finished reading Katherine Scott Jones’s novel Shadow Sister, a touching and emotional story about sisters and families, shadows and light. My review will be up next

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30 Aug

Formula of Deception (Carrie Stuart Parks) – Review

  This review is part of TLC’s Book Tour for Formula of Deception. ~ About the Book ~ An artist hiding from an escaped killer uncovers one of World War II’s most dangerous secrets—a secret that desperate men will do anything to keep hidden. After the murder of her twin sister,

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29 Aug

Word Nerd Wednesday – Bucolic

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! A couple of months ago I posted about a word that I thought really didn’t sound like its definition: effulgent. (You can read that post here.) Last week, I was reminded of another word that fits into that category: bucolic. 
28 Aug

Top Ten Tuesday – Back to School

Happy Tuesday, booklovers! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from That Artsy Reader Girl is Back to School. Here in Australia, we’re actually halfway through our school year, but I thought it would be fun to share some of the books my kids are reading as part of their schooling this year.