I’m greedily gulping down more Anita Blake after a short respite from reading. I can barely stop myself from skipping lines because I can’t read fast enough. I’m hungry for this story. No other series grips me this way. I don’t ever seem to get as tangled up with fictional characters as I do withContinue reading “Beautifully Complicated Romance”
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New Favorite
I started When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill at the end of last year, but it wasn’t really a winter holiday read. I set it aside knowing I’d come back to it. I had other books that felt a bit more pressing and I wanted to be able to really enjoy the rest ofContinue reading “New Favorite”
Reading with my Youngest
I finally got around to buying one of my most beloved childhood favorites. My kids are getting old enough to be interested in such tales and this one I’m sharing with my youngest first. I frequently quote her speech about saying her name with the ‘e’ on the end. How it sounds much more elegantContinue reading “Reading with my Youngest”
The Books We Keep: Childhood Favorites
No matter how many times I’ve moved I have always made sure to hang onto my books. I have picture books that hold more stories than the pages contain. The American Girl Felicity collection that I’ve treasured since the day I got each of them. Early reading chapter books. My mother’s Nancy Drew hardcovers. IContinue reading “The Books We Keep: Childhood Favorites”
Wrapping up a Couple Favorites
I’ve been kind of slacking on my reading lately, yet new books keep making their way into my house somehow. It was time to finish up a couple that I have been invested in for almost a year. First to hit the finished pile was Not All Princes Are Fearless. It‘s the third in theContinue reading “Wrapping up a Couple Favorites”
The Accidental Domestic Goddess 