Hi everyone, by the time you read this I’ll be sweltering in the tropical heat of Sri Lanka! As I write this over the last week of November, my thoughts began jumping from giving you a run-down of how my year fared and the internal discussion I found myself having most days as I contemplated the new direction my life is headed. I hope you can excuse the scramble of words that ended up on this final post of the year.
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A Trio of Summer Reads for Teens
Hi everyone, I hope everyone has got their Christmas shopping done by now. We’re busy getting everything sorted for our trip to Sri Lanka. My summers as a teenager were always packed with drama, tears (the good kind!), and fun adventures. The stories below have a smattering of summer-y themes for your reading leisure. Head below and let me know what you think…
Continue reading “A Trio of Summer Reads for Teens”The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott: A Novel by Kelly O’Connor McNees
Hi everyone, this week I’m giving you a review of an adult read I found myself enjoying more than I should. If you grew up with Louisa M. Alcott’s Little Women, then you can imagine my surprise when I saw this from a shelf at the library. I hope you enjoy the review I have for you below…
Continue reading “The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott: A Novel by Kelly O’Connor McNees”Seven Tween Reads for Summer

Hi everyone, this week’s booklist is filled with all the wonders of summer and some. The booklist I’ve planned out for you will take you from one side of the world to the other, filled with all the things that tweens enjoy doing in summer. I hope to bring some cheer into your colder season with the warm reads below. Press now to instantly be transported into a summer vacation…
Continue reading “Seven Tween Reads for Summer”Summer Reads for this December
Hi everyone, welcome to the last month of 2025. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone!! My nieces are counting down to Christmas and to our holiday. As my title for the month suggests, I’m giving you a whole month of summer reads for your reading pleasure this month. If you want to find out more, head on down and check out what I have planned for you…
Continue reading “Summer Reads for this December”A Classic Teen-Read Re-imagined
Hi everyone, this last week of November I have a doozy of a review planned for you. It’s true what they say that the best things happen when you least expect it. And boy was I pleasantly surprised when I opened the pages of this teen book to discover a few of my favorite characters from the classics I had read as a child… oops… I may have revealed a bit too much here… press below if you want to find out more…
Continue reading “A Classic Teen-Read Re-imagined”Books on Bookshops
Hi everyone, this week I thought I’d geek out a little bit over my love of bookshops and give you a trio of bookshop books!! Oh, my heart flutters at the alliteration there and even imagines the smell of new books! Don’t judge, it’s almost as intoxicating as a slice of chocolate cake!! Press below to see more please…
Continue reading “Books on Bookshops”Tween Books that Taught me some Hard Truths

Hi everyone, welcome to sunny November! This first bookish booklist has a selection of tween reads that taught me not just hard truths, but also historical facts that somehow were not covered during my schooling years! You know the drill folks, press below to see what’s in store this week…
Continue reading “Tween Books that Taught me some Hard Truths”Let’s talk Bookish this November…
Hi everyone, the countdown to Christmas has officially started this week in our house!! Summer is around the corner and long lazy days to look forward to! I can’t think of a better time to get stuck into a bookish inspired month of reads. If you’re like me, then why not wander down below to check out what inspired my selections…
Continue reading “Let’s talk Bookish this November…”Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Hi everyone, this last week I have a teen review post for all you lovers of the paranormal and otherwise. With both a Coretta Scott King Honor and the American Book Award under her belt, Rhodes has given another masterpiece of a read in this story. Oh, and it also has some ghosts in it!! You know the drill, I’ll see you below…
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