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June Reading Wrap-Up

July 1, 2020

june

Goodbye, June! I wish I could say I was going to miss you, but honestly, there hasn’t been a month in 2020 that I haven’t been ready to escape. Only there is no such thing. There is gratitude that my life and the lives of those I care about are safe and secure (as much as possible), but looking beyond that small circle becomes more painful every day. I know this is a book blog ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: chick lit, history, memoir, mini-reviews

What I’m Reading This Week

June 22, 2020

reading

  For the first time in a very long time, I have nothing bookish to share. Oh, I’ll get to what I’m reading this week, but my reading last week was so uninspiring it left me without a book to review today. Quite honestly, I feel drained. My ability to enjoy reading faltered in the early days of the lockdown as the COVID numbers rose across the country. Then the economy ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: chick lit, cultural, lists, memoir

May Reading Recap

May 29, 2020

May

It’s getting harder and harder to tell the end of any month. Who knows when one has ended and a new one begun, but apparently May is over. The loss of normalcy and routine means that even as restrictions in Michigan ease I feel unsettled going out and saddened by the fact that what was once normal may not be that way for the foreseeable future. This ongoing uncertainty has led ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: historical fiction, literary, memoir, mini-reviews

What I’m Reading in May

May 4, 2020

May reading

  Another month and another chance to be optimistic about the reading that lies ahead! Of course, who knows what else this month is going to bring. From the looks of it, the states that haven't re-opened yet are going to slowly start coming back to life. In Michigan we'll see a partial re-opening on May 15th. It doesn't mean any change in my life, but at least certain ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: contemporary life, historical fiction, lists, memoir

March Reading Recap

March 30, 2020

march reading

Well, of all the things I thought might happen this March I could never have come up with where we are now. I'll spare you the contents of my brain churning with the anxiety I have not only over family and friends flung across America, but all the people who have lost their jobs, the people sick and struggling. I feel helpless. So, while it feels a little frivolous to write ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, family, memoir, mini-reviews, short stories

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

March 23, 2020

untamed

Several weeks ago, I enthused about a novel that I thought was outstanding even though it was DARK (The Road, which I would not recommend reading anytime soon). Now I’m back to balance the scales by going full-on evangelical about a book so bright it glows. Untamed is Glennon Doyle’s journey, extracted and distilled into a nourishing and energizing blend of inspiration, wisdom, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, inspiration, memoir, social issues, women

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