Category: reading
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Short Book Reviews (Show us Your Books February 2020)
Happy February!! Linking up today with Steph and Jana and my favourite online bookworms for Show Us Your Books. My reading life has been incredible in the past few weeks. I feel like I have read a lot of books that have helped me forget, for a few minutes, that it is a cold, grey,…
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Show us Your Books – Book Reviews for January 2020
Hello there! Back for the first Show us Your Books post of 2020! Here I am including some brief thoughts on the books I’ve read since the last link-up in mid-December. There are some good books here if you need to expand on your 2020 TBR list!! š Check out Steph and Jana’s blogs for…
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My Best Books Read in 2019
Belated Merry Christmas wishes and a very happy 2020!! We had a wonderful Christmas Day and we are off work til January 6 so the celebrations with everyone in our lives are still continuing daily. I plan to share some of my actual reading stats from 2019 in another post next week but here’s a…
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Books I’ve Read Lately
Back for the final “official” show us your books link up for the year!!! WOW!!! I’ll also share my top reads of the year later in December and I look forward to that, but here’s what I’ve read since the last link up. Check out Steph and Jana’s blogs for other book posts, especially if…
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Recent Reads and Reviews
Happy Show us Your Books day for November!!! I haven’t been reading quite as much as I’d like lately – I still read some really great books in October, but it was SUCH a busy month. We somehow have all of our weeknights stacked with children’s activities and I find once I get them to…
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Recent Reads (October show us your books!!)
Happy 5th Anniversary to Steph and Jana and Show us Your Books!! Wow!! Thank you for the time and effort you both put into this link up. Show us Your Books day is always one of my favourites in the month and I love reading everyone’s reviews of the books they’ve been reading lately. Long…
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Show us Your Books September Book Reviews
Phew! I finished this post just in the nick of time after losing power for 48 hours after Hurricane Dorian swept through the Maritimes. Fortunately, there were no major injuries in this area and we personally did not have any major damage done to our home or neighbourhood. Others were less lucky and I am…
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Recently Read: Show us Your Books August 2019
Happy August!! Another summer month gone by and some more books to chat about. I’ve read a LOT of 2.5-3.5 star books lately and it’s a bit of a bummer. That being said, I need to stop seeking out ARCs unless I really know the author or have heard amazing things. I did have a…
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A review of my new favourite book app: SCRIBD!!
For those who haven’t heard of it, Scribd is a subscription-based e-book and audiobook website (similar to Netflix, but for books). I recently tried it on a 60-day free trial basis, and Iām excited to share my thoughts on it today!! I had been antsy for months to try out Scribd to listen to a…
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What I’ve Been Reading Lately – July Reviews
Happy Show us Your Books Day!!! Linking up with Steph and Jana today to share some recent reads. Hope you are all enjoying this summer reading season. I know I am! The only problem is that summer is soooo busy that there are nights when I sit down to read and I do not even…
The Maritime Reader 