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July Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:40:17 +0000

My surprise over the disappearance of July probably comes as no surprise as I seem to lament how quickly the months go on a regular basis now. It’s a disconnect from the feeling that we’re years into this president’s term based on the chaos and toxicity. The only thing keeping my poor psyche from exploding […]

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May Reading Recap

Catherine — Fri, 30 May 2025 07:22:06 +0000

May turned into quite a month for my reading and beyond. There’s plenty to share, but for now, I’ll stick with some of the books that stuck with me (and a couple that missed the mark). Daniel is a criminal profiler who works finding serial killers. He’s chosen this line of work because he’s […]

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April Reading Recap

Catherine — Thu, 01 May 2025 07:20:38 +0000

April has come and gone and we’re once again in the middle of spring in Seattle—a welcome mix of rain, sunshine, and everything in bloom. Every window in our house looks out onto a gorgeous explosion of color whether it’s a crimson rhododendron outside my office or a front yard carpeted with pink cherry blossom […]

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March Reading Recap

Catherine — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:56:08 +0000

Hello, fellow readers! I’m not sure I’ll get to say this again, but despite a completely miserable and toxic month in the news, my March reading was calmly solid. I only had one book I didn’t finish, am fully immersed in a fabulous fantasy series, and read six books that were successful (3.5 stars or […]

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February Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:19:53 +0000

Hello, lovely readers! February was an erratic month—probably the new normal, both for my reading and life in America. For the reading, I’m still finding focus to be a problem, but when I have been able to home in on the page I’ve been rewarded by some lovely character study novels. The larger issue is, […]

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January Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:28:54 +0000

Wrap-up is the perfect word for this January. One, it is COLD here in Seattle. Flannel sheets cold which makes for cozy reading. Two, for the first time in a very long time a month has felt like it lasted a year. I went from my normal head shake over “where did this month go” […]

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October Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:43:21 +0000

Such a month was October. I resolved some health issues and have regained a modicum of my energy. Unfortunately, being awake and aware this month came with its own trials. I don’t know about you, but I don’t remember ever being so scared about an election. An election that’s less about issues and more about […]

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September Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:04:26 +0000

Having binged the final two seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel this was the only possible graphic I could use for my September recap. Plus, it’s been quite chilly and grey here. So many big book releases this month and I didn’t read most of them. I’m embracing the new normal of my reading—whatever keeps me turning […]

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August Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:50:10 +0000

August flew by, thanks to my first encounter with COVID. But I’m better now and while I didn’t get much reading or reviewing done, what I did read was diverse and interesting. Time to get back to regular review posting! As technology advances there is more and science fiction about scenarios that feel too […]

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Feel Good Reading: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 07:42:21 +0000

Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash My subject line today is a weak attempt on my part to make light of why I haven’t written a review in so long. I mentioned having COVID in my July recap, but that was two weeks ago. I’ve had little to do but read so reviews […]

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