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Category: Books & Movies

Monthly reviews and recommendations about books I am reading plus movies guides on various topics.

January 2022 Book Reviews and Recommendations

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Here’s to a new year with new book reviews and recommendations. A book I reviewed this month is one of the BEST I’ve read (listened to) in a long time. I was smiling and laughing throughout the whole thing. I hope you find a great book to start off the year right with some pleasurable reading.

Best Reads of 2021

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Another great year of reading if I do say so myself but some books were definitely better than others. Here are the books I would consider the best reads of 2021. Each I rated either 4 or 5 stars! These are the books I read in 2021, not books necessarily published in 2021 though there are a number of new ones on this list. I hope you find your next great read after perusing. Here’s to making a must-read list for 2022!

November 2021 Book Reviews and Recommendations

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I’m in a bit of a reading slump. Since it’s getting colder and the darkness starts earlier in the evening I’m getting some seasonal depression and I don’t want to do anything (even read – which is shocking!). I’ve been listening to audiobooks more and more. It’s a great way to get more books in but it takes me forever to finish a book this way. I’m a much faster reading on my Kindle. Below you’ll find my four book reviews for this month and I think I would recommend them all!

October 2021 Book Reviews and Recommendations

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Spoiler – all four of the books I read for this month received four stars. Four stars!! I don’t think I’ve ever had a month in which I have really enjoyed each of the books this much. I hope one of my book reviews below sparks your interest.

September 2021 Book Reviews and Recommendations

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We are in back-to-school mode in our house and our schedule seems to be jammed packed. In reality, it’s just a normal month but after social distancing for so long a full calendar seems a bit overwhelming. I haven’t been able to read as much as I would like but below are four new book reviews. I hope you find something that catches your interest.