May 2021 Book Reviews!
Hey fellow book readers! Here are some of the read-alouds I did with my kiddos recently. Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates: this novel...
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Jenna Miller
- May 4
- 5 min
April 2021 Book Reviews!
Birds of A Feather:A Maisie Dobbs Mystery by Jacqueline Winspear: this is the second book in Winspear's post-WWI detective Maisie Dobbs...
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Jenna Miller
- Apr 2
- 5 min
March 2021 Book Reviews!
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman: four septuagenarians and octogenarians from varying backgrounds living in a luxury retirement...
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Jenna Miller
- Feb 27
- 6 min
February 2021 Books!
Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley: historical fiction novel set in 1940s and present day Canada, NYC, and Portugal. A Canadian...
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Jenna Miller
- Jan 31
- 6 min
January 2021 Books!
Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies that Delivered the Opioid Epidemic by Eric Eyre---this nonfiction book...
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Jenna Miller
- Jan 8
- 11 min
2020 Books in Review
I read a total of 90 books this year. Some I loved, many were just so-so. This is partly why I am excited to incorporate some of the...
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Jenna Miller
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
2021 Reading Challenges
Hello fellow reading friends! If any of you are interested, I am including some fun reading challenges you could incorporate into your...
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Jenna Miller
- Dec 23, 2020
- 4 min
November 2020 - December 2020 Books!
We recently welcomed baby #4 into our home, so my book reviews will be rather shortened in nature until I can get the hang of life even...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs
The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs surprised me. I had heard the buzz surrounding this book when it was first published last...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
This short and sweet review is for you, fans of chick lit! Helen Carpenter is a 32 year-old teacher struggling to put her life back...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series
I was first introduced to the Inspector Gamache series by Modern Mrs. Darcy. She raved a great deal each time a new novel was published,...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict is a historical fiction novel about Winston Churchill's wife. A great deal has been written about...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 15, 2020
- 6 min
Books That Kept Me Up At Night
Some books have a way of getting under your skin, either from the remarkable storytelling, or the enthralling content. I have lost many...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes
Dr. Imes teaches Old Testament at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. In this relatively easy-to-read theological book, she dives in to...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller was the fall Mama Book Club read for the Read Aloud Revival website. Miller teaches 6th grade...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Hello fellow book readers! I first read this book when I was in middle school over twenty years ago. Our family was stationed at Ramstein...
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Jenna Miller
- Nov 1, 2020
- 2 min
brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
brown girl dreaming is Jacqueline Woodson's autobiography written in free verse poetry. This book is technically Young Adult (I consider...
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Jenna Miller
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Amazon Books-a-Million Barnes & Noble The year is 1950, and Noemí Taboada travels to High Place, a home in the Mexican countryside, after...
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Jenna Miller
- Oct 20, 2020
- 4 min
Some of My Favorite Podcasts
This is a bit of a departure from book reviews, but I enjoy hearing about other's favorite podcasts, so I thought I would share some of...
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Jenna Miller
- Oct 17, 2020
- 2 min
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
This was my Book of the Month pick for August 2020. Check out BOTM if you're interested in a monthly or yearly book subscription plan...
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