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The Best of 2021: Lisa’s List
This was one heck of a weird year, and yet it was filled with wonderfully smooth and solid writing. I had to do a bit of judicious trimming to get to ten favorites this year, but…
the ask@AAR: What brought you comfort and joy in 2021?
This time last year, I hoped that the worst of 2020 wouldn’t follow me into 2021. And while that didn’t happen, I did find much to celebrate in 2021 perhaps because the past two years have taught…
December 2021 TBR Challenge – Festive
I love that this year’s TBR Challenge for December is not entirely Christmas. We just have to be “festive” and there are so many ways to do that. This year, Caz went for a magical Christmas…
The Best of 2021 – Em’s List
Friends, I wouldn’t say this was my best year of reading. I read a lot of good books, but very few great ones. Here are my favorites in no particular order. Relative Justice and Custody Battles,…
The Hating Game (movie) is… just fine.
This review contains spoilers for the book and the movie. Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game is justly beloved. As Em wrote in her review, the novel is quirky, funny, romantic, delightful, and most of all, charming.…
the ask@AAR: Stand alone or series–do you have a preference?
There are few greater reading pleasures–for me–than diving into a beloved series. In the past 18 months, I’ve listened to all the Harry Potter books, inhaled series by Karin Slaughter, Maria Vale, Eve Silver, Kelley Armstrong,…
The Best of 2021 – Maggie’s List
2021 was a rollercoaster of a year for me – and I would imagine for many others. Regardless of where on the political spectrum you fall, you were no doubt affected by the controversies surrounding the…