Summary: Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift on a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow's only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor …
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For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “IT” by Stephen King for the category A Book Over 500 Pages. This book is definitely over 500 pages, and because of my limited time due to work, I decided to listen to this on audiobook rather than read the entire book on my own. Welcome …
For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “The Hazel Wood” by Melissa Albert for the category "A Fairytale or Myth Retelling in a Modern Setting." While this is exactly a retelling of a fairytale, I thought it was close enough to work, especially because it was one I was eager to read. For …
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If you read my previous blog post on my book recap, then you know that April will be getting the blog treatment as well. I will be going back to the video format for May, but if you enjoy this format as well, let me know! This helps me plan when writing my scripts. In …
So, for the past couple of months, I have had a difficult time finding time to record and edit videos. Because of this, my book recaps on YouTube disappeared. While I will be doing a short one for May just so I can stay on track, I didn’t want to backtrack too much, so instead …
For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “The Bookshop on the Corner” by Jenny Colgan for the category “A Book about a Librarian or a Bookseller.” In the case of this book, the main character, Nina, is both! After the library she works at is closed and reinvented, Nina must decide what to …
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For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle for the category “A Cozy Mystery with a Beverage in the Title.” This mystery follows coffee shop owner Clare Cosi, as she works to solve the crime that occurred during New York Fashion Week in her shop. Can she figure out …
In June 2019, I decided to try a reading challenge once more. To help me with this, I decided to create a Ravenclaw themed book jar where I placed the titles of the books from the list. This way I can cure my indecisiveness. The first book I pulled from my book jar was We …
It's late, but I finally posted my recap of the books I read last month. Hopefully, I can find time to get next month's recorded so I can get the next video out earlier. Again, I welcome any feedback on my videos and any book suggestions. https://youtu.be/hTdTmqCWWfI
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