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Favorite Reviews:
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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Category Archives: Personal
Hello, 37!
The loveliest thing about having a birthday on the first of the month is the double feeling of newness that comes with it. Not only is it a new year, but a new month. A double beginning. And just like … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – A Short But Explosive Month
Well. February was a brutal month here. I think probably half a year’s worth of happenings was stuffed into these few short weeks. To give you some idea: Social February began right after a whirlwind trip to Dallas to celebrate … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Eight Years
On February 14, 2008, in a fit of jet-lag-induced insomnia at 4:00 am, I created my first blog. The very next day, I wrote my first book review. Back then, I knew nothing of book blogs or blog communities. I’d … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – My Week as a Single Mom
Motherhood has always been difficult for me, but it’s especially difficult in those times when I’ve been the only parent home with my three boys. This was one of those weeks. Jason left for Nashville last Sunday for a week-long … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Out with the Old, In with the New
December is always a very quiet time for me. Usually, I have a pretty crazy November, and by December, I just want to sit back with rereads and relax. Sometimes I reread books I haven’t read in a long time. Sometimes … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #18: One Word
It’s been a long, hard year for my health, both physical and mental. Over the last year, I’ve moved across the country, been diagnosed with PTSD, dealt with family problems and others’ diagnoses, struggled to find the right medicines and doctors, … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Christmas
<– My new mug and stainless steel French press!!! I love this time of year. Last year, in Boston, it was incredibly sad – there was a single Christmas for us, only one place to be: our house. My family … Continue reading
Sixteen Years
On this day sixteen years ago, during the winter solstice and under a full moon, two people rushed around downtown Houston, trying to get paperwork in order to actually be able to go through with their planned wedding ceremony, because Houston … Continue reading
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