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Latest — May 21, 2026

Reading with Ella - Book 21

Katie the Kitten Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Pet Keeper Fairies, #1) Ella liked it well enough - but not as much as I expected, given her love of cats. As far as these fairy books go, this was a decent one 6/10 No Staging Outcome on Ella's books

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Audiobook - Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence #2) - Agatha Christie

I was right! A few months ago, when I last read an Agatha Christie book, I proposed they would be better as audiobooks. So I put my money (or audible credit) where my mouth is and listened to this as an audiobook. It was delightful, as Hugh Fraser (the narrator)

Reading with Ella - Book 20

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Ahh! The GOAT of children's authors in my opinion. And this is one of this is one of his best books too. I loved sharing this book with Ella since I have strong memories of reading it myself, sat outside in the

Reading with Ella - Book 19

Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue (Kitty #1) by Paula Harrison I was beginning to think most kids books outside of the famous ones are all trash, but nope not here! This one I hadn't heard of and was actually good. Magic talking cats and a night-time adventure that

Additional Review beta - Does Decatur really rhyme with Secateur?

This is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson Thank you Goodreads and Scribner for the ARC of This is Your Mother. When I travel I love to look through my 'to read' bookshelf and see if I have anything from/about the place I am visiting. I got

'26 April - theme: Prizes - read a Pulitzer winning novel

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver “Tata Jesus is bängala” I need to rave about this book - it is brilliant and I loved it. I related to all the females in the family in different ways, each was nuanced with her own distinctive voice. All the characters were flawed

'26 March - theme: Get Graphic - read a graphic novel

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman “I dunno…maybe everyone has to feel guilty. Everyone! Forever!” Oh, a graphic novel sounds fun, thought I at the beginning of the month as I headed to my local bookstore to purchase one. I'll ask the staff

'26 February - theme: Black History Month

The Science of Racism by Keon West "I personally would much rather live in a world in which every White man wanted to lynch me, but none of them had the power to do it, than a world in which no White men wanted to lynch me, but every

Audiobook - A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) - V.E.Schwab

What a fantastic culmination of this trilogy. I was on the edge of my seat as the the Antari from the 3 different worlds worked together to defeat the darkness. Just wow. I think book 2 was the best in terms of writing but the battle against evil in this

Reading with Ella - Book 18

Amelia Bedelia Wraps it Up (Amelia Bedelia Special Holiday Book No1) by Herman Parish Christmas arrived here in September for reasons known best to a four year old. This is definitely one of the better Amelia Bedelia books out there, Amelia is her usual kind hearted but completely literal self.