When I first heard popular BookTuber Noelle Gallagher mention this book, I knew it would very quickly become one of my favourites. I didn’t know a lot about the book before I decided to pick it up, but it did not disappoint.
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Towards the end of 2020, I did some reflecting on my productivity. And while I’ve always loved organization, and excelled at time management, I realized as a business owner, an employee, a volunteer, and a friend and family member I realized I wasn’t being as productive as I could.
My 2021 reading goal is to read 12 books, and so far I have completed three. My latest? A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden.
Similar to many other readers, I read more books in the year 2020 than I have in any other year prior. Full disclosure, I usually don’t pay too much attention to the number of books I read or my Goodreads yearly recap. However, when my 2020 ‘Year in Books’ data came out I was so…
I was determined to finish this book before Christmas hoping it would propel me into the holiday mood I always wish for every year. The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss did exactly that.
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I’ve said it numerous times in previous blog posts, but my favourite time of year to read is during autumn – when it’s still warm enough to read outside but you also get a slight chill. With that said, there’s also something very comforting about curling up on the couch on snowy Winter day with…
I first heard about The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa several months ago and have obsessed over the plot ever since. I purchased the book several weeks ago and finally got around to finishing it a few days ago (I am a very slow reader). For those of you who have never heard of this…
About two months ago, I posted my Autumn 2020 reading list and while I haven’t checked them all off my list there are a few that I have. One of the books I have already finished is Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan.
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The process of buying a new book is always exciting but if you could make it even more so, why not right? Back in April, I received a gift card to go to Epic Books here in Hamilton. At the time the store was just doing online or phone orders, and curbside pickup. When I called to…
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I mentioned this in a blog I wrote almost two years ago, but I’ll say it again. Autumn is my favourite season by far and there’s something so special about reading during the Fall time. So, it comes as no surprise to me that I am already hyper fixated on anything pumpkin spice related. It…
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