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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- Harry Potter
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- KonMari
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- lists
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- Middle East
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Author Archives: Thistle
Sunday Coffee – Best of the Best
If you use GoodReads regularly, I’m sure you saw the whole “2016 in books” feature that popped up at the end of the year. I never take advantage of their stats because I have so many rereads, and those rereads … Continue reading
The Great Hunt, by Robert Jordan (audio)
Book 2 of the Wheel of Time. To avoid series spoilers, I won’t add a book summary, and instead simply state my impressions of The Great Hunt. First, let me say that I read the first book in this series, … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #41: January Challenge
Per my 2017 goals, I’m going to assign myself one fitness and one nutrition-based challenge each month. Fitness For the last couple years, Adriene (Yoga With Adriene) has led a 30-day yoga challenge in January. This year, she’d doing a … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Putting 2016 Behind Me
Let me start my first post of the year by joining my voice to the many shouts of HURRAH that 2016 is finally over. Woohoo! Yay for the first day of the new year! Have you heard the superstition that … Continue reading
2016 in Books
It’s that time of year again! The book geek in me rejoices, for it’s time for stats, lists, and the End of Year Survey from the Perpetual Page Turner. This year I’m going to start with my stats because I … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #40: One Word for 2017
Awhile back, I mentioned the possibility of making Discipline my one-word for 2017. In many ways, it would be a good word for me, as I want to redevelop lost healthy habits and establish strong routines. As the new year approaches, … Continue reading
Seventeen
On this day in 1999, Jason and I stood before a judge and said, “I do.” The last seventeen years have had their ups and downs like any marriage. We’ve worked our butts off and sobbed our hearts out at … Continue reading
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Wellness Wednesday #39: Medication
My brain is obviously not working too well these days. I’ve had a lot of biochemical changes over the last three years. I went from a place of a healthy weight and great blood stats, to suddenly rising insulin and … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 