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Review: Four Eyes

Sixth grade isn’t as great as Rex thought it would be. He’s the only kid who hasn’t had a growth spurt, and the bullies won’t let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there’s a cute girl in his class, who may or may not like him back. With so much going on, everything is a blur — including Rex’s vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only…

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Alternative Careers

Daily writing promptWhat alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in?View all responses I’ve mentioned, probably too many times, that I’m a librarian. That’s pretty fitting for someone who has a book blog, right? I started off volunteering at the library, eventually was hired as a circulation assistant, got my MLIS, and now I’m a Library Director. While I have absolutely…

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September 2024 Wrap Up

I’m so late posting this, but here we are. First of all, I didn’t even touch a book until after halfway through the month – that’s how bad this slump is. I did manage to read a couple of books close to the end of the month, though, and they were all good ones. I did share my haul from my vacation, so those are some books I’m looking forward to reading, and maybe I’ll get back on track with my…

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Vermont 2024 Book Haul

Last week I took a much needed vacation, which was just a short getaway to Stowe, Vermont for a few nights. Nothing fancy. Just getting out of state and as far from work as I could within reason. The first full day we were there, we went to Burlington which is home to at least three bookstore (that I know of), two of which are on the infamous Church Street Marketplace. And, of course, on the way…

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10 Books on my Fall 2024 TBR

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August 2024 Wrap Up

I started off so strong in the first two weeks of August, and then it just all came crashing down. I think some work stress has just gotten to me real bad, which I really don’t understand because it’s not that bad. But nearly every day I just feel like this job is a prison sentence. Maybe it’s depression too… since I’m not really interested in reading or much else that I enjoy lately. Whatever…

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Favorite Books from Different Series

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July 2024 Wrap Up

July was a really good month for reading! I read seven books (the most in a month I’ve read this year) and I enjoyed every book! I even read books for two book clubs! I had a great time going to both meetings (well, one I worked) and the discussions were great. The books for the clubs were The Giver and Nineteen Minutes. It was really interesting reading The Giver because I’d read it a million…

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Review: Royal Blood

As the King of England’s illegitimate daughter, 17-year-old Evan Bright knows a thing or two about keeping secrets.But when she’s forced to spend the summer in London with her father and the royal family, who aren’t exactly thrilled she exists, her identity is mysteriously revealed, and suddenly the world is dying to know every juicy lie the press prints about her.After a fun night turns deadly…

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Ten Debut Novels I Loved

This week’s prompt is fun, which is “Debut Novels I Enjoyed” though I’m taking it a step further and using the “L” word, haha. My list isn’t in any particular order of which ones I liked the best, because that would just make this prompt harder. So this is just a plain list of ten debut novels I really loved and made me want to read more of the authors’ work, or wait (impatiently) for their…

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Review: Hearts Overboard

After a very public breakup where her ex, Caleb, told her she is both, a.) boring, and b.) stuck in her ways, Savannah Moore decides her mom’s company cruise to Alaska is the perfect opportunity to show people that she can be fun. One new thing a day should be enough to prove to others, and herself, that she isn’t “Moore the Bore.”Stepping out of her comfort zone isn’t easy, especially since her…

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Ten Things I Loved About This Lullaby

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Top Ten Tuesday prompt, and this one was an immediate “yes, I want to do this one!” from me. However, I did have a hard time finding a book that wasn’t a popular one or from a well-loved series. So I went with a book that occasionally reenters my mind at random times… This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. What’s funny about this one is that I didn’t love it right away…

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June 2024 Wrap Up

I’m posting this later than I wanted to, but you know, life happens. The good news is that I’m finally out of a reading slump! I mean, I’m not reading an average of 10 books a month like I was last year, but that’s okay. It’s not a race. Anyway, here’s my June 2024 Wrap Up! The French Ingredient – Jane Bertch ✰✰✰✰ Invisible – Christina Diaz Gonzalez ✰✰✰✰✰ The Titanic Survivor’s Book Club –…

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Throwback Three: June 2024

So… I am now realizing that I missed doing this for May, which is fine. I was a little busy taking photos and recovering from a long political battle at work (which is a library, so why are politics even involved? Good question.) I haven’t really been writing posts on a regular basis here, which is for a number of reasons. One of them being that I’m a little burnt-out with book blogging. I mean,…

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Review: Picture Perfect Boyfriend

Aspiring nature photographer Kenzie Reed just can’t get her straitlaced family of optometrists to take her art seriously. She’s resigned to putting aside her dreams and accepting the depressing life that awaits her at the family business. She even makes up a fake, boring boyfriend—Jacob—to get her parents off her back.But when the Reeds arrive in Hawaii for spring break, Kenzie is shocked that…

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A Note for Book Clubs Reading New Releases

Look, I love book clubs, so this is nothing against them. However, I do have a little bit of a pet peeve when it comes to local book clubs wanting to read a newly released book and they want to get their copies from the library. As a librarian, I can tell you, please… for the love of God, do not come to us for newly released books for your 15+ person book club. We do not have that many copies,…

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May 2024 Wrap Up

May was a much better month all around. Work, life, hobbies… all that stuff. I still didn’t read nearly as much as I have in past years, but I rediscovered my love for photography (that isn’t for bookstagram) and I’m even getting the itch to make videos again. Not to mention, May was my birthday month, so I went a little extra on buying books than I have since Christmas. I figured, why not go a…