The Harry Potter Series and Me

I am still lamenting the end of my journey with Harry, Ron, Hermione, et al. From the end of July until last week, I was completely immersed in the rest of the series, from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'd been on a reading slump much …

I Read Banned Books, Too – 2019 edition

Each year around this time, the American Library Association encourages bibliophiles like me to acknowledge the erroneous judgment of those who continue to seek censorship in our schools and libraries. It calls on us to celebrate the list of banned books, which lengthens every decade, during Banned Books Week, which is going on now (September …

Goodreads Book Tag

  Here's a fun tag post featuring Goodreads to share (thanks, Alex, for passing it along: https://mybookworld24.com/2019/08/15/goodreads-book-tag/ ). Funny thing is that I'm currently on a series roll as you'll see below:     1. What was the last book you marked as "read"? 2. What are you currently reading? 3. What was the last …

Grand Opening: A Novella is Available in Paperback!

Now also available in paperback is Grand Opening: A Novella (The Boutique Series #1)! Yay! Grand Opening, a romantic suspense story, is the first book of The Boutique Series which features the life of Eden Harper, owner and operator of Richmond's hottest couture boutique, Josi's Boutique, her family, her business, and her love - Nelson Donnelly, …

Thank you, Toni Morrison

As I work on the rewrite and edits of my novel, I've held on to the spirit of Toni Morrison's words: "If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it." They've been ringing heavier in my mind for the past couple …

July was a Great (and Rare) Month of Reading

I don't know how in the world I managed it this month, but I got four books in! Four whole books! As a bibliophile, avid reader, one with whom a book is always on her person, it's a big deal considering I've been in a nasty reading drought. I haven't had nor, honestly, made the time …

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Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews As I wait and wait and wait with bated breath for the third book of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy by Hilary Mantel, I’ve chosen to repost my review of the second book, Bring Up the Bodies. Click here …

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel My rating: 5 of 5 starsView all my reviewsWinner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize.As I wait and wait and wait with bated breath for the third book of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy by Hilary Mantel, I've chosen to repost my review of the first book, Wolf Hall. (Previously posted in …

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Okinkan Braithwaite

I swept through this book quickly and loved pretty much every moment. Finished it in the wee hours of the morning. As macabre as the title is, and as grim as the subject matter, too, the humor woven through the story lightened it up JUST a bit. Korede narrates the story about her sister’s – …