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One Word At A Time

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

We've now passed the mid-point of the month and according to my NaNoWriMo graph, my manuscript progress should be 28,333 words. So, am I going to win NaNoWriMo 2023? No. But I am a chapter closer to the end of...Read More

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A Writing Pep Talk

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

Today we are exactly 1/3 of the way through National Novel Writing Month. If you are a numbers person, you know that means your word count should be somewhere north of 16,000 words. But what if your word count (like...Read More

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Book Review: R.I.P. Viola Winkle by E.P. Stavs

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

R.I.P. Viola Winkle by E.P. Stavs R.I.P. Viola Winkle: Erin Stavrides (2022) 257 Pages Amazon | Not Available at Bookshop.org Book Description Viola Winkle is addicted to romance novels. So when she receives an invitation to the premiere annual event...Read More

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Book Review: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

Posted on October 20, 2023October 6, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence The Book That Wouldn't Burn: Ace (2023) 576 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description They were never supposed to meet. But in the library, they did. Their stories spiral around each other,...Read More

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Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

Posted on October 13, 2023October 6, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune In the Lives of Puppets: Tor Books (2023) | Macmillan Audio (2023) 432 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description In a strange little home built into the branches...Read More

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Book Review: Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef Once There Was: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2023) 416 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description In the wake of Marjan's father's sudden death, she is trying to hold it all together:...Read More

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Book Review: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The Thirteenth Tale: Washington Square Press (2006) 406 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Reclusive author Vida Winter has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old...Read More

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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries: Del Rey (2023) | Random House Audio (2023) 336 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many...Read More

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Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis

Posted on September 15, 2023September 14, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis Scales and Sensibility, Five Fathoms Press (2021) 382 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Sensible, practical Elinor Tregarth never meant to kidnap her awful cousin Penelope's pet dragon. She never expected to fall in love...Read More

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Book Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow Starling House: Tor Books (2023) | Macmillan Audio (2023) 320 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Libro.fm Book Description Opal has been obsessed with The Underland since she was a child. When she gets the...Read More

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Book Review: Salthouse Place by Jamie Lee Sogn

Posted on September 1, 2023April 19, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Salthouse Place by Jamie Lee Sogn Salthouse Place: Lake Union Publishing (2023) 323 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description In the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest, three best friends spend a day at the lake…but only two come home....Read More

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Book Review: A Gift of the Stars by M.L. Dunker

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh

A Gift of the Stars by M.L. Dunker A Gift of the Stars: M.L. Dunker (2021) 450 Pages Amazon | Not Available at Bookshop.org Book Description If you had lost your past, would you be willing to risk your future...Read More