2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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Merciful Heavens – YES (or “On Motherhood”)

This isn’t really a post. It’s certainly not about reading or writing in the typical Jill-Elizabeth sense. But it made me smile and felt profound, so I’m sharing it anyway because many’s the day, since I brought The Daughter into this world, that I felt like I was running on fumes – and it helps […]

Book Review: Madam Tulip by David Ahern

So I just finished a fun novel, the first in a new series by author David Ahern. David contacted me to ask if I’d take a look at his new book – Madam Tulip– in exchange for an honest review. I was happy to oblige – the book was an enjoyable read, peopled (mostly) by […]

Thank Goodness for Libraries…

Seriously. Thank Goodness. Back when I was a lawyer (if you care, that story is on here) I had infinite amounts of disposable income and could buy all the books that I wanted. It. Was. Glorious. But now that I’m in charge of keeping a toddler alive and managing a house with two teenagers and […]

Life Lessons, ala Fiction (Today’s Courtesy of Joe Hill’s “The Fireman”)

I love love love when an author sneaks some clever little life lesson into a seemingly throw-away bit of dialogue or inner monologue in the midst of a great story… For some reason, these lessons always seem more resonant to me – the way the things your parents told you as a kid seem incredibly […]

Hooray for a New Twin-Bred Novel by Karen Wyle! (AND an exclusive comment from the author…)

I’m so pleased to be able to share information about the latest installment in a fantastic series – Leaders, the latest installment of the Twin-Bred series by the exceedingly talented Karen Wyle… Today is a double-release in fact – the new book and a new packaged collectionof the three in the series. The books […]