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2023 Reading: A Year of Books

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh
I've always been a reader. From a young age, books provided escape, adventure, and doors into other worlds. While reading, I could get out of my head and connect with others.   But here's the thing. The more I read,...Read More
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Book Review: Pinocchio’s Guide to the End of the World by Eva Moon

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh
Pinocchio's Guide to the End of the World by Eva Moon Pinocchio's Guide to the End of the World: Falling Moon Productions (2023) 336 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Becoming real was only the start. Pinocchio got his wish,...Read More
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Book Review: The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale The Toymakers: Del Ray (2018) 468 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment. The...Read More
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Book Review: The Quill and the Vial by Bree Moore

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Jami Fairleigh
The Quill and the Vial by Bree Moore The Quill and the Vial: Innate Ink Publishing (2023) 353 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description For seven years, a deadly plague has threatened the realm. Jayce has survived by using her plant...Read More

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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