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Monday, October 26, 2026

Excellent Women

Title: Excellent Women

Author: Barbara Pym

Source: Library

My Review:

I needed a change from my normal reads and this was certainly that. I was immediately captivated by Mildred's world.

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Stacking the Shelves #223 Sunday Post #220 Sunday Salon #214

Hey, my bookish friends!!  How are you all doing? It has been a hot minute since I have done one of these posts (Sept. 19), and a lot of life has happened since then. We moved into our new house in the middle of last week and are mostly settled. I still need to finish the sewing room, we need to get the workout equipment set up, and hang pictures on the wall. We have had hiccups with the internet, my computer dying, some housing things needed fixing, etc. My daughter was here this weekend, getting ready to head back to Columbus in a little bit. Today is her birthday so we celebrated yesterday. Today my husband and I are planning a hike, and then I am not sure about the rest of the day, probably working on some of the things in the house I just mentioned that needed done. What are your plans for the weekend? 

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Blogging update

Despite our recent move, I had every intention of keeping up with this blog, my reviews, and the weekly memes I participate in. However, on Tuesday, my computer gave up the ghost. I am devastated over the loss. Everything I had on my computer is lost, we had not backed up the hard drive. I do all my blogging on the computer and haven't had the heart to try and blog on my phone. 

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Where the Road Bends

Title: Where the Road Bends

Author: Rachel Fordham

Source: Own

My Review:

I finished this a few days ago and then moved, so my brain is all over the place. My review will not do this book justice.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

TTT-Moving Day

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Book Covers Featuring Autumnal Colors (submitted by Wordy Witterings). While this is a great topic, I feel like I already covered this in recent posts. So, personally, today and tomorrow are MOVING days, we close on our house at noon today, then will start the process of moving in. Tomorrow, the movers will do the lion's share of the work. So, in honor of that, I am going to do a post featuring the word "moving," or if that is too hard, "move" and "leaving." Let's see what I found. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Top Ten Tuesday-Moving Day (clicking on the title will take you to my review of the book or its Goodreads page, the only one I have not read yet is One Wrong Move)

Leaving Carolina by Tamara Leigh-Funnily enough, this is what we did four years ago, we left North Carolina to move to Ohio.

Monday, October 12, 2026

Deadly Currents

Title: Deadly Currents

Series: Hidden Bay #3

Author: Elizabeth Goddard

Source: Own

My Review:

Deadly Currents is the final book in the Hidden Bay series. I recommend reading the books in chronological order for the best enjoyment. This book wraps up a mystery that started in the first book and was woven through the series.

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Lone Wolf

Title: Lone Wolf

Author: Raeca Klassen

Source: Own

My Review:

I bought this book a few years ago when it came out. Raeca Klassen is BookTuber's Chantel's daughter, and Chantel was talking about the book. I decided to buy it in support of her and her daughter's effort. My only regret is waiting so long to read it.