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2012 Favorites
2012 was an interesting reading year for me. I started off thinking I was going to participate in the Chick Lit Plus reading challenge, and also Bookish Resolutions. My resolution was to read a book from my backlog each month. Almost immediately, I was faced with a desire to not read… .and then in May […]
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The Holy or The Broken
Few modern songs are so deep in the cultural psyche as “Hallelujah.” The first time I remember REALLY hearing it was an episode of The West Wing, Posse Comitatus. This beautiful, haunting song provided the only sound while a number of scenes played out before our eyes. The song provided more emotion than even Aaron […]
Broken Pieces
One of the most courageous things a person can do is write their truth, and then share it with the world. It might be easier for fiction, although I imagine some piece of the author comes through in a novel. But in essays, memoirs, and other personal works of non-fiction, the content is only the […]
A Different Witch
Once in a while, I learn something about a book as I’m writing the review. That’s what happened here. Read on to see what I mean… Fans of Debora Geary got an extra treat for Christmas: A Different Witch, the latest book in the “Modern Witch” series. I’m always excited to see a new Modern […]
We Need To Talk About Kevin
I had owned my copy of We Need To Talk About Kevin for some time, at least a year, before I started reading it. It was my friend Michelle who told me “You have to read it. It’s totally your kind of book.” So I picked it up. And about fifteen pages into it, I emailed Michelle: […]