THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE NIGHTINGALE – KRISTIN HANNAH

I doubt a single person who reads this blog missed out on hearing about this book. It’s been around for a while – ten years, in fact – and I even had it on my shelves for years without reading it. I borrowed the audiobook from the library  several times, but had trouble focusing enough READ MORE

THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY – KELLY RIMMER

To continue my WWII-related reading streak, I decided to try a book that’s been on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a dual story that takes place in the present day(ish) and in the middle of WWII – 1942. The book bounces back and forth between two generations of a family that was irreparably READ MORE

WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I NEVER WANT TO MEET

Oh, man, there are so many answers to this question! The baddies in any book that has them – the murderers, psychopaths, abusers, con artists, manipulators, power-crazy narcissists… etc. None of whom I’d enjoy being in the vicinity of. But that’s sort of the obvious answer, and while true, there are others I’d prefer not READ MORE

LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?

It has been quite the week this week! I had two visits from family members, which was wonderful. I especially loved seeing my kiddo enjoy spending time with grandparents and watching how beautifully close those relationships are, despite physical distance. We also had our pond drainage fixed, so our koi and goldfish are finally back READ MORE