“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are October mini-challenges.” Been missing the mini-challenges? Us too! The mini-challenges are back and we are launching into October with all the spooky, thrilling reads. Here are three brand new prompts to add to your October 2022 TBR pile. Not into scary stories? Not to […]
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Book Review The Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw The year 2022 marks the centenary of Aleen Cust’s (the first female veterinary surgeon to be recognized by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) finally receiving her diploma. The pre-printed “Mr.” on it had been struck out and “Miss” added by hand. In The Invincible Miss
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Book Review Secrets of the Nile by Tasha Alexander
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Help us pick a 2023 Prompt! Week Four: September 26 – October 2, 2022 Do you think any of your votes have made the top three yet? If not, you’ve got another chance this week as we’re voting for one last prompt on our 2023 challenge! We’ll reveal the finalists for each round of voting
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Book Review Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose The sixth book in the Wexford & Sloane series, this novel follows newlyweds Lady Charlotte and Lord Wexford as they untangle a web of politics and intrigue. When an engineering genius, Jeremiah Willis, is found floating in the Serpentine Lake, it’s up to the Wexfords
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Help us pick a 2023 Prompt! Week Three: September 19-25, 2022 We are voting for 2023 challenge prompts and last week’s vote was (as expected) full of opinions! We can’t wait to finish tallying the final results and see who our top three author finalists are. Next month, the names of these three finalists will
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Book Review The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris As a child, Fenna is caught up in a Christmas Eve disaster (based on the Italian Hall Disaster of 1913.) Traumatized by this horrific event, she turns to magic and the art of illusion to help her process. Yet, her work as an escape artist soon
2023 Prompt Finalists Hello bookworms! Have you heard the news? Throughout the month of September, we’re voting on prompts to appear on next year’s 2023 challenge. Each week, votes are tallied across Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. Our top three picks will be named finalists for that week! In October, those finalists will be placed in
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Help us pick a 2023 Prompt! Week Two: September 12-18, 2022 Thanks to everyone who voted in last week’s poll! While we’re busy tallying up our three city finalists from last week, we’re excited to get started on our week two vote — the author prompt for 2023! This is a prompt that we KNOW
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Books about Queen Elizabeth II This post contains affiliate links; as an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. “I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.”
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