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Author: Kim

  • Reading Lately – Middle Grade March

    Reading Lately – Middle Grade March

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    March reading has been all about Middle Grade. As I’ve been pressed for time I’m also leaning heavily on graphic novels that I can read in short bursts.  Last Book Finished The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, Dan Gemeinhart I had an ebook of Coyote Sunrise which I read for the #BookAwardReadingChallenge. It won a…

  • #ReadThis 6 Mystery/ Thrillers With A Boarding School Setting

    #ReadThis 6 Mystery/ Thrillers With A Boarding School Setting

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    Last year I went on a boarding school setting binge without even realizing it. Purely by chance I found that I really liked these stories and realized that I’d read several others over the years. Never having gone to boarding school, I think it’s always been kind of romanticized in my head. Although after living…

  • The Best Books I Read This Year [2020 Edition]

    The Best Books I Read This Year [2020 Edition]

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    Wow! 2020 turned out to be a fantastic reading year for me. Over the past 5 years I’ve managed to read around 40 books a year. This year, however, I read 74!!. Narrowing it down to the best of the best was really hard but here are my favorites… To Be Taught If Fortunate, Becky…

  • Gift Ideas for Bookish People

    Gift Ideas for Bookish People

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    We keep Christmas gifts pretty simple around here between my husband and I. He’s notoriously hard to buy for so we just do stockings for each other. If we want anything else we get it for ourselves. Not very exciting, I know, but I actually don’t mind because it cuts down on my stress level.…

  • This Is Halloween [The 2020 Edition]

    This Is Halloween [The 2020 Edition]

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    We go a little nuts for certain holidays and seasons here at GXO headquarters. While October is #WickedGoodReads Month when I’m reading books with wicked people & creatures, dangerous places & things, it’s also the month for bringing out the scares in other ways … because #Halloween! We’ve decked out or houses and yards for…

  • Haunted Dwellings #WickedGoodReads

    Haunted Dwellings #WickedGoodReads

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    I love a good ghost story! I think the best kind are the kind where you aren’t really sure if the spirit is there to help or hurt. Here are some recent paranormal reads that really creeped me out. – KIM – Home Before Dark, Riley Sager Creepy old Victorian houses filled with ghosts are…

  • Predator and Prey … Cat and Mouse Thrillers That Are #WickedGoodReads

    Predator and Prey … Cat and Mouse Thrillers That Are #WickedGoodReads

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    I think my favorite kind of thriller is a fast paced, cat and mouse game. A story of wits where the prey know they’re being tracked by the predator, or they at least know that something doesn’t feel right, and they’re trying desperately to outsmart them or figure out what is wrong with the situation.…

  • Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [October Check In]

    Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [October Check In]

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    Welcome back to the 2020 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! Your challenge this month is to read a book that gives you thrills or chills. Then link up to where you posted about it in the comments, on our Goodreads GXO Reading Challenge group or on Instagram using the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO. And don’t forget to update…

  • 2020 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge [October Check In]

    2020 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge [October Check In]

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    Welcome back to the 2020 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge! Your challenge this month is to read a book that includes one of this months Key Words in the title. Then link up to where you posted about it in the comments, on our Goodreads GXO Reading Challenge group or on Instagram using the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordGXO. And don’t forget…

  • September Favorites

    September Favorites

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    Kim here with some Friday Favorites! I can hardly believe we’ve turned the corner from Summer to Fall. I’m a little bit sad about that but I’m also jumping right in and embracing those Autumn vibes! ONE. Gemmy Animated Moving Books. Why yes! I did decorate for Halloween already. With the fireplace finished, I couldn’t resist…