2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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Book Review: A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver

This was an entertaining historical mystery. The construct – a thief-with-a-hear-of-gold turned patriot/spy – was a fun and less common spin on the mass of World War II novels that have appeared in the past year. Weaver has done a lovely job creating a cast of characters that, if a bit stereotypical, are highly relatable […]

Guest Review AND Giveaway: Yes, Again by Sallie Weissinger, Review by Linda Lu

About the Book In this laughter-through-tears memoir, Sallie H. Weissinger, a late-in-life widow, recounts the highs and lows of navigating the tricky online dating world of the 2000s. Interwoven throughout her adventures in search of a new relationship are stories from her childhood as a military brat, her southern heritage, her various marriages, and […]

Book Review: Peak by L.C. Barlow

I have loved this Jack Harper series so much – but I must confess, about two-thirds of the way through I felt like this book should have been finished already, please and thank you. It surprised me, given how I loved the earlier books, Pivot and Perish. You can see my thoughts on them here […]

Book Review: Murder Outside the Lines by Krista Davis

I’m bringing you this one just in time for Halloween!

This is a very fun cozy series, with a strong cast of engaging quirky characters. I love the link to adult coloring and the fabulous covers/links to print-outs of the covers, for coloring. Ironically, I probably would have liked this one better if I […]

Book Review: When It’s Winter by Karen A. Wyle (Author) and Barbara Dessi (Illustrator)

She’s done it again folks… The talented Karen Wyle, for whom I’ve reviewed a number of adult titles – Twin-Bred, Wander Home, and Division – and who has provided excerpts and character interviews for several of her others – including the second Twin-Bred novel and Water to Water in a two-part series of posts – […]