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Title: Notes from UndergroundAuthor: Fyodor Dostoevsky (translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky) My Rating: 5Genre: FictionCategory: Novel Published: 1864, Reprint: August 20, 1994 Format: eBookDate Started: August 5, 2026Date finished: August 24, 2026 Summary: A retired civil servant in his forties lives in a shabby flat in St. Petersburg and writes down his thoughts... Continue Reading →
Title: Anne of Green GablesAuthor: L.M. Montgomery My Rating: 5 Genre: Fiction; ClassicCategory: NovelPublished: 1908 Format: eBookDate Started: July 7, 2026Date finished: July 29, 2026 Summary: Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, an aging brother and sister on a farm in Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, send for an orphan boy to help with the work. What Matthew... Continue Reading →
Title: The Midnight LibraryAuthor: Matt Haig My Rating: 5 Genre: FictionCategory: Contemporary, SpeculativePublished: 2020 Format: PaperbackDate Started: June 1, 2026Date finished: June 27, 2026 Summary: Nora Seed is thirty-five and stuck. She's lost her job at the music shop, her cat has died, her brother isn't speaking to her, and every road she didn't take... Continue Reading →
Title: A Friend for HopeAuthor: Amie White My rating: 5 of 5 stars Genre: ChildrenCategory: Illustrated BookPublished: July 2025 Format Read: PDFDate Started: May 20, 2026Date Finished: May 20, 2026 Summary: This illustrated children's book is about a girl named Zoe who is homeschooled and loves to daydream. Her parents noticed that she was lonely... Continue Reading →
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneMy rating: 4 of 5 starsSummary:The story follows Linus Baker, a meticulously by-the-book, lonesome caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY). He lives in a dreary, gray life in a rainy city with his cat, Calliope.Linus is given a highly classified assignment to travel... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sunflower HouseAuthor: Adriana AllegriGenre: Historical Fiction, WW2, HolocaustBook Length: NovelFormat Read: eBook (ARC)Year Published: November 12, 2024 Date Started: August 29, 2024Date finished: September 6, 2024 This story takes place in Germany, where a woman named Allina is taken to work as an aide at a reproductive facility. There, she learns that the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Song of SilenceAuthor: Steve N LeeGenre: Historical Fiction; WarBook Length: 308 Pages (print)Book Version Read: ePubYear Published: May 14, 2024 Date Started: May 10, 2024Date finished: May 13, 2024 This story follows a Polish man running an orphanage during WWII, caught in the middle of the Nazi occupation. He’s stuck between keeping the... Continue Reading →
Title: Flat WaterAuthor: Jeremy BroylesGenre: Fiction; LiteraryBook Length: 215 Pages (print)Book Version Read: PaperbackYear Published: September 5, 2023 Date Started: May 6, 2024Date finished: May 10, 2024 This eloquent story tells the story of Monty Marinnis, a man haunted by the tragic loss of his brother in a shark attack while surfing during their childhood.... Continue Reading →
Title: Sex, Drugs, & Superheroes III: Wrath of Comic-ConAuthor: David ReddishGenre: Sci-fi; LGBTQ+Book Length: 217 Pages (Hardcover)Book Version Read: HardcoverYear Published: March 6, 2024 Date Started: April 15, 2024Date finished: April 29, 2024 This is the third book in the Sex, Drugs, and & Superheroes trilogy. I didn’t read the first two books but was... Continue Reading →
Title: Houdini’s Last HandcuffsAuthor: Charlie Young and Cheryl YoungGenre: Historical Fiction; FantasyBook Length: 189 Pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: March 26, 2024 Date Started: April 9, 2024Date finished: April 14, 2024 This is a fascinating story about Houdini’s final days and how a group of kids found a way to call his spirit in... Continue Reading →
