I’m glad that May was an easier month for me, because it gave me some power to get through the stressful month of June. I spent a lot of time preparing for and having procedures, getting bloodwork, and visiting treatment providers. In between, I prioritized rest and relaxation […]
I finished June with 13 ARCs left to be read. If you follow my blog, you might have noticed that I didn’t do a lot of posting this month. I was caught up with dealing with health issues again, and decided to just put blog posts on pause […]
Sons and Daughters Author: Chaim Grade Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 25, 2025 Publisher: Random House Audio From “one of the greatest—if not the greatest—contemporary Yiddish novelists” (Elie Wiesel), the long-awaited English translation of a work, Tolstoyan in scope, that chronicles the last, tumultuous decade of a […]
The Master Jeweler Author: Weina Dai Randel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 24, 2025 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Night Angels comes the […]
It’s Tuesday again, and I’m going to be aiming to get my blog hopping done earlier in the week. Last week I had an endoscopy/colonoscopy on Wednesday, and I just basically laid low all week long. I did manage to get a haircut that was long overdue, and […]
May was finally more of a laid back month, and I’ve been trying my best to get caught up on some things I neglected in April. I completed a side project that I had volunteered to do through a Jewish Genealogy website, transcribing records so they can be […]
If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere like me, we’re heading into the long, hot days of summer. This week’s prompt is a summer-themed freebie, and my all-time favorite thing about any summer ever was the chance to go swimming. It didn’t matter whether it was a pool, a […]
I finished April with 13 ARCs left to be read. May flew by for me. It was a busy but ultimately joyful month. I’ve been more assertive about needing a little bit of time to rest between tasks I used to be able to do regularly. My mom […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
I don’t know about you, but I love travel. Maybe I have wanderlust, maybe I just like exploring the world, but I have big goals for my travel itinerary. Unfortunately, my budget doesn’t support my dreams of exploring the world, so I’m forced to live vicariously through a […]
