| Checked Out: January Book Review- The Once And Future Witches |

I became a fan of Alix Harrow last summer when I read “The Ten Thousand Doors Of January.” (Check out my review here!) Her cover hit me like a tidal wave when I saw it featured at my local bookstore; I immediately downloaded the book on my Kindle and regretted not buying a paperback copy […]

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| Checked Out: My Top 10 Reads Of 2020 |

I cannot believe that another year is behind us, and what a year it has been. This is a post about my reading progress; I entered the Goodreads Reading Challenge for the 3rd year in a row and my blog primarily included posts about my book reviews in 2020. I set my sights high with […]

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| Checked Out: December Book Showdown –Holiday Reads |

There’s nothing like a good book to kick off the holiday season: thick, weighty pages in your hand, wrapped in the most festive colors of red and green, paperback or hardcover covers, donning snowflake backdrops or mistletoe depictions.   I didn’t have any winter novels in my house- I can’t even say with confidence that […]

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|Checked Out: December Book Review II- Forever Wild |

I began and ended 2020 with K.A. Tucker’s “Wild” series, and I must say that it is one of the highlights of my year. It was a joy to kick off my winter break with a new Kindle download, and I was shocked and instantly disappointed when I saw that “Forever Wild” was only 145 […]

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| Checked Out: October Book Review- Suspense Showdown |

I am not usually one to read mystery books or scary, suspenseful thrillers- I preferred ‘The Boxcar Children’ and Judy Blume to Nancy Drew and ‘Goosebumps’ growing up, and those preferences have stayed with me. I remember opening up Stephen King’s “Desperation” at the young age of 11, reading the first chapter, and having nightmares […]

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| Checked Out: September Book Review- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous |

“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” by Ocean Vuong, has been on the top of my TBR list for quite some time for trivial reasons: mainly for the beautiful cover and the Instagram hype. I was not familiar with the author’s name and did little research before opening to the first page; I was just so […]

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