Posted August 29, 2020 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by
Abigail Wilson Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2020)
eARC (336 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Reading Challenges: Read 2020 Synopsis
When the widowed Lord Torrington agreed to spy for the crown, he never planned to impersonate a highwayman, let alone rob the wrong carriage. Stranded on the road with an unconscious young woman, he is forced to propose marriage to protect his identity, as well as his dangerous mission.
Trapped by not only the duty to her country but her limited options, Miss Elizabeth Cantrell and her illegitimate son are whisked away to Middlecrest Abbey by none other than the elder brother of her son’s absent father. She is met by Torrington’s beautiful grown daughters, a vicious murderer, and an urgent hunt for the missing intelligence that could turn the war with France. Afraid of what Lord Torrington might do if he learns of her son’s true identity, Elizabeth must remain one step ahead of her fragile heart, her uncertain future, and the relentless mystery person bent on her new family’s ruin.
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Posted August 26, 2020 in Reading / 0 Comments
I know it is a little late in the year to be doing a post on 2020 reading challenges, but here I am. I have, apparently, been slacking in the realm of the blog and now I am trying to return to some normalcy here… and that means reading challenges. If you have been a long-time reader of the blog, you know I love a good reading challenge… and so here goes…
Last Updated: 29 December 2020
1. Annual Goodreads Challenge
I have actually not been reading very much at all. *hides face* 2016 was the last year I did a reading challenge post… *eek* But I HAVE been reading… a little bit at least. My 2016 Goodreads goal was 100, 2017 was 75, 2018 was 40, 2019 was 20, and this year the goal is 25… but I really do hope to pass that!
The list of books for this reading challenge can be found on My Bookshelf page where I list all the books I read each year.
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Posted August 25, 2020 in Faith, Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Living Memento Mori by Emily DeArdo
Publisher: Ave Maria Press (2020)
eARC, Paperback (128 pages)
Via: NetGalley
Rating:
Reading Challenges: Read 2020
Synopsis
Emily DeArdo knows what it’s like to live with a keen awareness of her own mortality. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age eleven.
DeArdo draws on the medieval Christian practice of memento mori (remember you must die) and shares her personal story with unique and compelling insight into the meaning of Christian life and death. Using the Stations of the Cross to frame her explorations, DeArdo leads us to trust in God’s providence as we confront suffering and death, develop enduring spiritual strength, and courage along the way.
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Posted January 21, 2020 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Series: The Folk of the Air
Publisher: Little Brown Books (2019)
Hardcover (308 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest
Reading Challenges: Read 2020
Synopsis
He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.
Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.
Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.
Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics.
And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity…
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2020
Posted January 16, 2020 in Life / 6 Comments
It has been awhile since there has been a real, steady blog posting schedule. But I am not going to pretend that it is magically going to get better immediately. The thing is, I need to get back into the habit of reading novels, writing reviews, writing blog posts, and filming YouTube videos.
My goal for both this blog and YouTube is to post at least once a week for the foreseeable future. I miss the routine I had gotten into of reading for fun and then writing about then. I miss doing that.
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