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On the Fourth Day of Lightfall (Readathon)

Today has been a busy day, packed with catching up on everything I neglected while I was gone for the weekend. I made a little more progress with Manslaughter Park this morning, and I’m about to read a bit more before I go to sleep. But, other than that, I haven’t had much time for reading today.

I’m beginning to wonder when the Crawfords are going to show up, and what role they are going to play. I have a hunch that they are going to arrive within the next few chapters, and I suspect the...

On the Third Day of Lightfall (Readathon)

Another long travel day today, so this is going to be a very short update. I’m still enjoying Manslaughter Park, but something feels off about Tom’s character at the moment. In the scene where the will is read, Tom is acting like a total jerk. I feel like Maria and Julia were the jerks, not Tom (or Edmund, obviously). And his behavior especially doesn’t sit right with me when he’s leaning on misogynistic arguments with his sister (like she can’t possibly own a business, she needs to get marr...

On the Second Day of Lightfall (Readathon)

Not a lot of reading got done today because the day started with a very rainy holiday 5k where I set a new best time for myself!

I mean, that little yeti is just adorable! This is possibly the best race shirt I’ve ever received.

So I ran, hung out with friends, ate a lot of delicious Christmas cookies, enjoyed two different fires in fireplaces, got to play with a cat, and went out to dinner at my in-laws’ local tavern. Basically, it was the perfect winter Sunday. Or it will be as soon ...

On the First Day of Lightfall (Readathon)

Finished reading Full Moon Over Freedom and now I get to pick my first read for Lightfall!

It’s been a long day. After driving all morning and visiting with my in-laws. I’m finally sitting down near their Christmas tree to squeeze in a little reading before dinner.

I only brought my Kindle on this short weekend trip, so I’ve been trying to decide between heading straight to the Wanimals store and reading the holiday romance on my TBR (A Holly Jolly Ever After), or starting at the Old T...

Friday Reads: Inbox/Outbox

The Lightfall Magical Readathon begins tomorrow! I am so excited! I’m planning on doing daily reading updates though the readathon, talking about what I’m reading. Hopefully with lots of pictures.

But before we get started on that, I thought today would be a good day to do a quick Inbox / Outbox post and discuss what I’ve read so far in December.

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The first book I finished this month was System Collapse by Martha Wells (aka Murderbot #7). I listened to this on audiobook dur...

Lightfall Reading Journal Spread

Did I miss yesterday’s post? Yes, I did.

The day got away from me, and then we spent the evening hanging out with my niece while her parents went to a work holiday party. It didn’t help that I hadn’t picked a topic for yesterday’s post, and I didn’t like any of the back-up topics I’d brainstormed.

Then I decided to set up a spread in my reading journal (such as it is, currently), but the color printer that we have refused to print anything from my computer. So, I decorated the pages I ...

Top Five 2024 Releases I’m Excited For

It’s Wednesday! A long time ago, I used to participate in “Top 5 Wednesday” posts on my blog. I don’t know if anyone is still doing that or not, but if you’ve been here a while, you’ll know that I love a top five list. So, I decided to bring back my own top five lists for this Countdown to Winter Solstice Blogmas. And what better day to do that than on Wednesdays?

Today, I thought I’d share the top five new releases I’m looking forward to in 2024. I haven’t really gone looking at ALL the ...

Pre-Holiday Book Haul

Yesterday was all about the books I haven’t yet bought for myself, so today let’s talk about the books that I HAVE recently purchased. It’s time for a little pre-holiday book haul. Here’s what I’ve bought since the beginning of October:

Chasing Holiday Tail — This was a limited availability holiday anthology where 100% of the proceeds went to the authors’ local Humane Society. My friend had a story in it about two dogs falling in love (kind of like Lady and the Tramp), so of course I ...

Books on My Holiday Wish List

Before I begin this post, I will make two disclaimers. #1: Mom, this post is not meant for you. And #2: I don’t really expect to receive any of the books I mention in this post. This post really should be called “books I’ve been tempted to buy for myself while book shopping for other people.” But that’s a very long (and a lot less catchy) title.

I usually don’t ask for books as gifts. I’m too picky about format. Plus, if it’s something I’m not sure if I’m going to like, or not planning t...

November Reading Wrap-Up

November turned out to be a pretty good reading month, considering the fact that I spent the majority of my time writing. I finished five books and got caught up on my Adventure in Aeldia prompts!

What I read in November:

A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli — This was a cute romance that I enjoyed. I kind of forgot most of this almost immediately after reading it, so it didn’t stick with me, but I would definitely read more by this author. Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie — I...