It’s December which means it’s time for holiday themed books! This week’s review is double your pleasure. (I’m a child of the 80’s, I’ve waited decades to use that!) A sweet twin swap between sisters. A Holiday Swap, if you will. Which is the title of this book by Maggie Knox. Identical twins Charlie and … Continue reading Double the confusion, double the fun.
Welcome to December! We are in the last weeks of 2023 my friends, so we’re going to start discussing the yearly book wrap ups and plans for 2024 over this month. But this week I want to talk about favorite books of 2023. 2023 saw a whole mess of books coming out. Anticipated non-fiction books, … Continue reading Favorite Books of 2023
With Thanksgiving this past Thursday, I am all flummoxed. Turkey comas are the real thing as is stuffing brain. Not that I like stuffing (heresy!) but too much food and interactions with people has me wanting to hide in my house and not leave for a while.All of this to say, I missed Friday's posting. … Continue reading Support your small businesses
We’re down to days before the entire holiday season kicks off in its full out swing of Christmas songs, decorative lights, so many trees and sales everywhere. And here at the reading nook, we’re no different. There are cookies to bake, presents to buy and books to read. And since you’re all not here to … Continue reading The Holidays, they are a-comin’
It's November friend! Time for cooler weather and warmer food. Let's get into our first review for the month. Back in 2019, when I was first getting into LGBTQ+ romances (yes, I know, I’m behind. That’s a talk for another time), I ended up at an anime convention in Tulsa Oklahoma and found two women … Continue reading Even Vampires get Distracted.
2023 heralded a plethora of books that were made into movies or series with some of the famous ones being Red, White, & Royal Blue that came out in August, the second half of Dune which was supposed to come out this winter but has been pushed by to 2024, and the upcoming film adaptation … Continue reading Bestsellers to Blockbusters
Here we are friends, the last week of October and a month’s worth of spooky reviews, both good and not so good. I thought I’d go a different route for the final book review. An author I follow on Twitter was giving out links to an ARC of their latest book, Splinter. I know I said … Continue reading The New Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Sometimes the scary books are good. Sometimes....well, my luck with horror novels recently has been spotty at best. This is the blurb from the book “The Creeper: an atmospheric, chilling horror from the author of the Watchers” by A. M. Shine Superstitions only survive if people believe in them… Renowned academic Dr. Sparling seeks help … Continue reading The Birth of Urban Legends
Happy Friday October 13th everyone! Creepy day in a creepy month. The perfect time for scary movies or books. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve read a YA book. I’d have to go back into my Goodreads to figure out what the last one was.I found Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards at … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Scavenger Hunt
It's October which means it's time for pumpkins, cider, candy, costumes and all sorts of spooky stories. And I'm hoping I can bring you at least four this month. For the entire month of October, I'll be giving you review on horror books I've found. Will they be scary enough to keep you from sleeping … Continue reading A Reality Ghost Show that doesn’t Fail.
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