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Title: QuicksilverAuthor: Dean KoontzGenre: Fiction; AdventureBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: July 19, 2022 Date Started: November 27, 2023Date finished: December 10, 2023 This story follows Quinn Quicksilver who is an orphan. As he grows up, he gets this feeling to go out into the desert and then to locate a woman who was also... Continue Reading →
Title: Wild Child of the Monsoon PoemsAuthor: Ann ZachariahGenre: Nonfiction; PoetryBook Length: NoveletteBook Type: eBookYear Published: July 14, 2023 Date Started: December 4, 2023Date finished: December 5, 2023 This is a collection of poems written to touch your soul. There’s meaning in every poem and quite a few of them were very touching and nearly... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadow of DoubtAuthor: P.A. DePaulGenre: Romance; Military, SuspenseBook Length: NovelBook Type: Physical Book; PaperbackYear Published: October 17, 2023 Date Started: November 17, 2023Date finished: November 24, 2023 This story had me hooked from the beginning. It was action packed with a great plotline. The main characters are Michelle and Cappy (aka Jeremy). They’d met... Continue Reading →
Title: Same Time Next YearAuthor: Tessa BaileyGenre: Romance; Rom-com; SmutBook Length: NovellaBook Type: eBookYear Published: December 1, 2023 Date Started: November 17, 2023Date finished: November 19, 2023 This story is about a man who needs his green card to stay in the U.S. He ends up in a bet where he pays $50K to one... Continue Reading →
Title: Dandelion WineAuthor: Ray BradburyGenre: LiteraryBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: Reprint April 23, 2013 Date Started: October 24, 2023Date finished: October 29, 2023 This is a story about a boy named Douglas and his simple life in Illinois. He comes across a lot of people and learns of their lives. There were sad moments,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Martian ChroniclesAuthor: Ray BradburyGenre: Sci-fiBook Length: NovelBook Type: Physical Book; PaperbackYear Published: March 2012; First published: 1945 Date Started: October 9, 2023Date finished: October 27, 2023 I’d been wanting to read this book for a while. I’m glad I finally got to it. The book is written about life on Mars and about... Continue Reading →
Title: The Extraordinary Life of Same HellAuthor: Robert DugoniGenre: Literary Fiction; Coming of AgeBook Length: NovelBook Type: Ebook (purchased)Year Published: April 24, 2018 Date Started: November 11, 2023Date finished: November 16, 2023 This is a coming-of-age story about a boy named Sam Hill. He grew up in a loving family. His mother was supportive of... Continue Reading →
Title: Snow So WhiteAuthor: C. GockelGenre: Urban Fantasy; FolkloreBook Length: NovelBook Type: EbookYear Published: January 21, 2022 Date Started: October 10, 2023Date finished: October 24, 2023 This story follows a girl named Cheri as she, along with a few others, try to figure out the magic that’s supposedly hidden. This magic is supposed to do... Continue Reading →
Title: Arsalan the MagnificentAuthor: J.E. TolbertGenre: Fantasy, Historical FantasyBook Length: NovelBook Type: SoftcoverYear Published: February 13, 2024 Date Started: November 2, 2023Date finished: November 10, 2023 This is a story about a man named Arsalan who is a wizard with magical abilities that gained him a position with a king. Arsalan had the ability to... Continue Reading →
Today I want to share with you how I track the books I read. This little weeks notebook cover holds two notebooks. One is a Hobonichi Weeks and the other is a Kinbor from Ali Express. Initially, I avoided the Weeks because I thought it was too small. I needed the space, especially in the... Continue Reading →
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