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A Zombie Crime Thriller in Belgium? Yes, Please! | Styx by Bavo Dhooge
There are three really cool things about being a book blogger: Gabbing to book blogging buddies about a mutual love for a book Finding the courage to step outside your comfort zone by reading a book in a genre you’re unfamiliar with and then being kind of blown away by it Writing about your experiences…
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This One was a Real Nail-Biter | Dig Two Graves by Kim Powers
Look, I’m not proud of what I’m about to admit, but the truth is, I went in prepared to hate this book. I don’t even know why because when I read the summary, I was intrigued, but the day I sat down to read Dig Two Graves by Kim Powers, I felt like it was…
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Welcome to Celaena-mania! | Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
[Insert some tired quip about how I’m reluctant to read the books everyone else is raving about because more often than not I’m left feeling disappointed] But then Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas happened, and I’m sad that I didn’t read it sooner. Sad that I didn’t get to anticipate the release of…
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Feeling Crafty
It took me ten minutes to assemble the Christmas tree this afternoon, and even less time to regret putting it up as Fargo began launching himself into our four-foot, plastic Virginia Pine and ripping down both my Christmas ornaments. Yes, you read that right– both my Christmas ornaments– as in I currently only have two.…
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A Work in Progress
Work took Jon to Alabama this weekend, and I found myself alone in the apartment without a voice of reason. This is how I am accepting the fact that I once again decided to give Books & Tea a makeover, I just spent $100 at Joanne Fabrics on a craft I have zero experience with, and…
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Wandering Through Chicago
I don’t know what I was thinking when I accepted an invitation to visit Chicago at “month end” (ie. the beginning of October. Accounting is weird like that). It’s the worst time to be away from work when you’re a bookkeeper, but I decided to ignore the anxiety brewing in my chest anyway; I submitted…
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I’m Disappointed…That it Took Me So Long to Read This Book! | The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
There were two reasons why I didn’t read Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan when it was released: In January 2005, I was a junior in high school, and I considered myself too old for middle grade novels. Yet, I wasn’t too old for Harry Potter, which is the other reason I didn’t read this…
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At Least They Didn’t Die of Dysentery? | The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown
I guess you could say I’m fascinated by the Oregon Trail. Like many youngsters growing up in America during the 1990s, I was in love with the Oregon Trail computer game. My knowledge of survival was poor, of course; In Independence, Missouri, often the main starting place for the Oregon Trail, I would always spend…
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This cozy mystery is spine-chilling | Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie
I’m convinced there is a mystery novel for everyone– for cat lovers, for tea lovers, for book club lovers, for Florida Keys lovers, for baking lovers. The list goes on! So, I’m not really sure why I was surprised to discover a mystery series that followed ghost hunters filming for a TV show. It wasn’t…
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By Golly, Ollie! 