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  • 2023 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [March Check-In]

    2023 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [March Check-In]

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    Welcome to the monthly check-in of the 2023 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge. This month’s Motif is “Animal, Name, Color, Number.” Read a book with an animal, name, color, or number in the title. Check in with us on Goodreads, at Instagram with the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO or at the bottom of this post. You can also…

  • Book’d Out [January 2023]

    Book’d Out [January 2023]

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    KIM Reading – This month I was focused on reading the 2022 Cybil YA Speculative Fiction Finalist books. Although we’ve had our judges meeting, and picked the winner, I can’t reveal it for another couple of weeks! I’m very excited. The reading was fantastic but there were some definite stand outs. Watching – The hubs…

  • #AMonthofFaves On Our Screens

    #AMonthofFaves On Our Screens

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    We enjoyed the holidays so much we got a little bit behind on sharing #AMonthofFaves, so let’s get back to it with our fave “on the screen” for this year. KIM On the Screen I don’t get a lot of chances to watch TV so I know I’m behind the times on the latest shows,…

  • 2022 Reading Challenge Check In

    2022 Reading Challenge Check In

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    Well, it’s that time of year where we look back on our reading and see how we did with the challenges we committed to. I’m pretty happy with how I did in 2022. I always have fun with reading challenges and never put too much pressure on myself to be perfect with them. I just…

  • #AMonthofFaves Moments of 2022

    #AMonthofFaves Moments of 2022

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    Well, I know this is a book blog but we do dabble in ‘lifestyle’ posts every now and then. So I hope you’ll indulge me and allow me to get all personal and sappy for one post. Today starts our annual December posting tradition: A Month of Faves!! Our first prompt is Favorite Moments of…

  • 2022 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge [December Check-In]

    2022 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge [December Check-In]

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    Welcome to the December check-in for the 2022 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge! This month’s task is to read a book (or books) that include one or more of the December key words. Check in here (in the comments), in our Goodreads group, on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordGXO. The December Key Words are……

  • 2022 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [December Check-In]

    2022 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [December Check-In]

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    Welcome to the monthly check-in for the 2022 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! This month’s task is to read a book (or books) that fits the theme/motif for this month. Check in here (in the comments), in our Goodreads group, on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO. The December Motif is… “THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL”…

  • A Thankfully Reading TBR

    A Thankfully Reading TBR

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    Every year Jenn of Jenn’s Bookshelves hosts a Thankfully Reading weekend over Thanksgiving weekend. I love it because after the bustle of the Thanksgiving meal and family get together has quieted down, it’s the perfect time to snuggle up with a book and let that food coma wear off. I’ve made a small reading plan…

  • Friday Five

    Friday Five

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    Kim here. How is it already mid-November? I waffle between being overly stressed/tired and loving the heck out of this time of year. It’s busy and a lot but I do love the energy, the bustle, the joy. So tell me- are you team Put-Up-the-Christmas-Tree BEFORE or AFTER Thanksgiving? We always do it Thanksgiving weekend…

  • 5 Novellas I’ve Loved for November Reading

    5 Novellas I’ve Loved for November Reading

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    Trying to hit your reading goal before the year ends? This is the perfect time to squeeze in some novellas. Short, quick, and often packing a major punch, novellas are fantastic! What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher I am clearly late to the T. Kingfisher party. I just discovered their writing this year and now…