Terrie
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Atmospheric, tragedy, a town full of secrets, and a love story that is meant to survive, make for a great read.
2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, 336 pages
Former NYPD cop wrongly accused of a crime investigates a murder ten years later as a private investigator.
2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, 336 pages
Former NYPD cop wrongly accused of a crime investigates a murder ten years later as a private investigator.
2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, 336 pages
Former NYPD cop wrongly accused of a crime investigates a murder ten years later as a private investigator.
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Terrie
- 2 days ago
Stacking the Shelves #17, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #17
It's the weekend, so it must be time to enjoy a few of my favorite book memes. Stacking the Shelves is hosted every Saturday by Marlene @ Reading Reality and promotes sharing books you actually received during the week - library, purchase, ARC, gift, etc. as well as what you think you might read in the upcoming week. The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer and is a place to share posts, reviews, personal updates, etc. The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb
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Terrie
- 2 days ago
A Heartfelt Memoir: Finding Me by Viola Davis
Viola Davis narrates her book Finding Me and describes her impossibly difficult childhood and each of the steps she took to be where she is.
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Terrie
- 4 days ago
Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #6
These mid-week memes suit me well because they provide me a quick reminder to check my own shelves and see what interesting books are lingering there. How about you? Why don't you feature one of your shelf books (or e-reader) and see if that helps you decide to read it or toss it. Shelf Control and Books From the Backlog #6 Both of these memes target a particular problem of mine - reading books I already own. Like many of you, I'm sure, I can't stop adding to what I already o
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Terrie
- 5 days ago
Book Blogger Memory Challenge: Tag, You're It!
Mareli at Elza Reads put up a book 'tag' that she joined and I thought I'd test my memory and see if I could come up with a book in the 10 categories. Of course, as soon as I saw her responses, it was hard to think of anything else. So, I'll post the questions first - my answers after so I don't influence your memory! :) Mareli found it originally at Carole from Reading Ladies. If you decide to play, link to me and leave me a comment so I can come see your answers! THE RULES
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Terrie
- 6 days ago
Top 10 Tuesday: My Fall TBR Hopes (I hope I can get to them all)
Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl is hosting another week of Top Ten Tuesday. I enjoy participating each week for a couple reasons. I'm a compulsive list maker and love a good list. And, I love a connection with other readers as I wander their book blogs. This week's prompt is to share books on my fall TBR list. I have a mix of genres, backlist, and new releases I'd like to read this fall. Here goes. Fall New Releases October or November - Click cover for Goodreads Blurb ARCs I M
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Terrie
- 6 days ago
The Madness of Crowds #17 Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny
The Madness of Crowds #17 by Louise Penny Genre: Mystery Published 2021, 436 pages First line: "This doesn't feel right, patron." Isabelle Lacoste's voice in his earpiece was anxious, verging on urgent." Main characters: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, Inspector/son-in-law Jean Guy Beauvior, Inspector Isabelle Lacoste; Abigail Robinson, statistician. THE PLOT This book is set after vaccinations for Covid were available, but references here and there in the story to Covid cle
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Terrie
- Sep 16
Stacking the Shelves #16, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #16
It's the weekend, so it must be time to enjoy a few of my favorite book memes. Stacking the Shelves is hosted every Saturday by Marlene @ Reading Reality and promotes sharing books you actually received during the week - library, purchase, ARC, gift, etc. as well as what you think you might read in the upcoming week. The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer and is a place to share posts, reviews, personal updates, etc. The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb
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Terrie
- Sep 16
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy: Historical Fiction
Though about Naziism and WWII, this based on true novel takes a different path - the Nazi movement in the US, specifically Los Angeles.
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Terrie
- Sep 15
September TBR additions - which are on YOUR list?
Once again I'm sharing books that caught my eye and made it to my TBR list. I keep an extensive list, because I never know what mood I'm going to be in or what the library will have, so I want to keep my options open. I track them here on the blog, as much for my own interest as for yours. Scan through the covers and titles and see if there's something that appeals to you - you may find your next read right here! I used to give page count and synopsis for each, but this becam
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Terrie
- Sep 14
Shelf Control and Books from the Backlog #5
These mid-week memes suit me well because they provide me a quick reminder to check my own shelves and see what interesting books are lingering there. How about you? Why don't you feature one of your shelf books and see if that helps you decide to read it or toss it. Shelf Control and Books From the Backlog #5 Both of these memes target a particular problem of mine - reading books I already own. Like many of you, I'm sure, I can't stop adding to what I already own and my stac
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Terrie
- Sep 12
Top 10 Tuesday: Book Titles With Geographical Features :
Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl is hosting another week of Top Ten Tuesday. I enjoy participating each week for a couple reasons. I'm a compulsive list maker and love a good list. And, I love a connection with other readers as I wander their book blogs. This week's prompt is to share books that have geographical features in the titles. Here goes. I've read all these except The Weight of a Thousand Oceans, which is on my TBR. Click the image to go to my review or Goodreads if I
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Terrie
- Sep 12
The Currently Reading Tag - Play Along?
I haven't done a 'tag' in a couple years and I came across this one on Emily's blog Budget Tales Book Blog who found it on Charlotte Somewhere. It's kind of a fun series of questions to get to know another reader's habits. Here goes: How many books do you usually read at once? Typically I have as many as three going - an audio for my commute (sometimes), a physical book that I take back and forth to work, and a Kindle book that I usually read before bed. Sometimes at the end
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Terrie
- Sep 12
All the Devils are Here, #16 Inspector Gamache
Book Review: All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny | Agatha Award Winning mystery | This mystery can easily be read as a standalone
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Terrie
- Sep 9
Stacking the Shelves #15, Sunday Post and Sunday Salon #15
It's the weekend, so it must be time to enjoy a few of my favorite book memes. Stacking the Shelves is hosted every Saturday by Marlene @ Reading Reality and promotes sharing books you actually received during the week - library, purchase, ARC, gift, etc. as well as what you think you might read in the upcoming week. The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer and is a place to share posts, reviews, personal updates, etc. The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb
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Terrie
- Sep 9
The Ways We Hide: WWII Historical Fiction
The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris Genre: Historical Fiction Publish date Sept 6, 2022; 420 pages Thanks to #NetGalley and #SourcebooksLandmark for the free copy of #TheWaysWeHide for review. The opinions are my own. This is by the author of Sold On A Monday, which I've had on my Kindle for a l-o-n-g time. Now I'll be reading it soon. First Sentence: "Deep within me, a sense of dread buzzes and crackles, an electrical wire threatening to short. I’m trapped by the stage li
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Terrie
- Sep 8
Two Quick Reviews: Two Old Women and The Deepest of Secrets
Two Old Women - An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival by Velma Wallis Genre: Historical Fiction Award winning Published 1993; 127 pages First Sentence: "The air stretched tight, quiet and cold over the vast land." Main Characters: the two old women - Ch'idzigyaak and Sa' THE PLOT This novella is the author's telling of a tribal story passed down through the generations, ultimately to her mom, and then to her. I picked up the rhythms of the old way of storytell
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Terrie
- Sep 7
Throwback Thursday #2; Books from the Backlog #4; Shelf Control #4
THROWBACK THURSDAY #2 - sharing an old book review Davida at The Chocolate Lady hosts a monthly meme the first Thursday of every month, giving the opportunity to revisit/share an older blog post. I love that - gives me a chance to look backwards and see how far I've come, and to share a review that newer visitors might have missed. Win / Win. Check out the details here. #ThrowbackThursday Originally reviewed on the blog January, 2020 The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Genre
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Terrie
- Sep 6
New Celebrity Book Club Picks
Each month I update my complete list of the celebrity book club picks. Here are the picks for September. Each complete list is above in the Book List tab. Click the image to go to the Goodreads blurb. Reese's Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton See the complete list here. Good Morning America's Book Club Pick The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh See the complete list here. Jenna Bush Hager's Book Club Pick Solito by Javier Zamora
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Terrie
- Sep 6
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
This beautifully told fantasy is the epic story of 5 days in the life of two young men as they take an ancient god across the country
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