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“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes
I hope that I might have a few minutes extra for reading in the weeks ahead, but that might depend on what comes of my job search. I've decided to put forth a bit of effort into finding a part-time job that will get me out of the house and interacting with people a bit. And of course, bring in a few extra dollars. I'm trying to be patient while also being just the right amount of picky!
June's Books Completed and Reviewed
Fair As A Star by Mimi Matthews - This one was finished in May but I hadn't yet posted the review. You can now see it HERE.
Beneath A Peaceful Moon by Debby Lee - Mary, a Yakima tribe member, and John, a Navajo tribe member, are serving in the military during WWII. Both are asked to use the language skills in the war effort, and both wind up in top secret missions. (Read my full review HERE)
A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell - Had so much fun listening to this audiobook! The story is a combination of suspense, dark humor, mystery thriller, and dry wit in which a case of mistaken identity leads to attempted murder and Paul needs to find out why someone wants whomever they think he is dead. (Read my full review HERE)
Man of Shadow and Mist by Michelle Griep - A lovely Gothic romance inspired by Stoker's Dracula and with hints of Beauty and the Beast. (Read my full review HERE)
During June I started reading:
Composition As Conversation by Heather M. Hoover - This is more of a textbook or guidebook for teaching writing. It is very informative and engaging though, and I think I'll be incorporating its ideas if I teach again this fall.
During June I continued reading:
A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber - Kiera identifies some forged artwork at the estate of a distant family member while at a wedding party and is compelled to investigate.
Where My Books Took Me in June . . . On Budget Tales Book Blog, there's a monthly meme about "Places My Books Have Taken Me" along with a one-word summary or review of the book. Here's where I've traveled through the pages during the month, along with One Word to sum up the ones I finished.
Fair As A Star is based in England.
One Word: Understanding
Beneath A Peaceful Moon started out in southern California, and moved to the Philippines.
One Word: Focus
A Man With One of Those Faces takes place in Dublin, Ireland, and some of the surrounding country.
One Word: Twists
Man of Shadow and Mist takes place in Whitby, England, but references Romania.
One Word: Assumptions
A Perilous Perspective takes place in Scotland.
Coming Up in July!
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Murder Most Fair by Anna Lee Huber
A Fatal Illusion by Anna Lee Huber
What I'm Highlighting . . . A new project I'm trying―the Book Review Bulletin, a monthly link-up for review posts. I'm just starting out, and will see how it goes! The Book Review Bulletin for July will open on June 28th, and I hope you'll drop by and share a review or two.
On my blogs recently . . .
Besides the reviews, here on Just A Second you'll find:
On Homeschool Coffee Break:
And on A Fresh Cup of Coffee:
This post will be linked at the current BookWorms Monthly link-up hosted by At Home A Lot; at Budget Tales Book Blog; and at the weekly reading list meme hosted at Book Date.
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Both the Mimi Matthews and Debbie Lee sound interesting reads ( took a look at your reviews.). Anna Lee Huber is always a good read but only reading one of her series. Hope your quest for a part time job works out.
ReplyDeleteA MAN WITH MANY FACES sounds good even if I don't usually read horror. But come to think of it I am reading Frankenstein now. Ha!
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Sounds like a great reading month or you with plenty of variety! A Man with One of Those Faces sounds especially intriguing. I'll have to remember to come back and link up my reviews here! I am currently waiting for Blogger to review one - getting really frustrated with them flagging my book reviews as not meeting community standards!! P.S. I can not comment on your blog in Firefox - my usual browser - only when I switch to Safari. FYI
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I do hope you join in and share reviews! I'm hoping to get some decent participation with the link-up but we'll see how it goes. Thanks for stopping by - sorry about the commenting problems, I'm not sure whether I can fix that issue but I'll take a look.
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