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George Washington Really Did Sleep Everywhere
Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Massachusetts Center for the Book Stars: 4 /5...
Julie Mackin
Mar 28, 20232 min read


Tale as old as time
With the ongoing drama in banking sector, it felt like a good day to review a book that provides a peak behind the curtain of a large...
Julie Mackin
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Sunday's Child
Normally my Sunday posts are “Sunday Scaries” and I focus on mysteries. I’m not sure that We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange would be...
Julie Mackin
Mar 26, 20232 min read


It's a long way to Ennisbawn
As this is Saturday and I like to feature books of places I like to travel to, I am posting this review of a fun rom-com set in a rural...
Julie Mackin
Mar 25, 20233 min read


Are you a mild, medium or hot type of reader
One bookstagramer I follow, and love, recently posted that people need to tell us the spice level of romance novels they are reviewing ...
Julie Mackin
Mar 25, 20231 min read


There are more things in Heaven and Earth
Ghost of Mary Celeste By Valerie Martin In which Arthur Conan Doyle turns out to be a bit of a pompous ass Stars: 4.5/5 “There are more...
Julie Mackin
Mar 19, 20232 min read


I heard you sing a Rebel songs
Northern Spy by Flynn Berry 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: PopSugar Challenge (Celebrity Recommendation) Rating: 4/5 stars...
Julie Mackin
Mar 16, 20233 min read


Veni, Vini, Vici
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Empire by Tom Holland Or how we learn the die was cast Stars: 5 I read this book years ago, but as...
Julie Mackin
Mar 15, 20231 min read


More than just a really good beer
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Massachusetts Center for the Book Challenge...
Julie Mackin
Mar 14, 20233 min read


Get on the bandwagon
Daylight savings time always kills me a bit, so today's book needs to be one that has a lot of energy and Daisy Jones & the Six 2023...
Julie Mackin
Mar 14, 20233 min read


21st Century Gothic
Will you like this book? You might if you like: French chateaux Gothic mysteries Lost heirs Forced proximity Requited love This was my...
Julie Mackin
Mar 12, 20232 min read


Slow Burns
Ship Wrecked by Oliva Dade Or what the cast of Game of Thrones was really thinking Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the third book in the Spoiler...
Julie Mackin
Mar 8, 20232 min read


The Irish Gangster
Paddy Whacked:The Untold Story of the Irish American Mobster by T.J. English Or how we learn where Scorsese got his Gangs of New York...
Julie Mackin
Mar 7, 20232 min read


One to Read
Welcome to Monday Moods. My goal is to get the week off on a fun, positive note, so I will posting reviews of books that give you a...
Julie Mackin
Mar 6, 20232 min read


Not the Way To Ring In the New Year
Last Party by Clare Mackintosh In which we learn sailing might not be for everyone Star: 4/5 This thriller is the first in Mackintosh’s...
Julie Mackin
Mar 6, 20231 min read


Georgie on my mind
Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Book of the Month Rating: 5/5 stars Will you like this...
Julie Mackin
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Shake your booty
This book, published in 2013, intrigued me after I had visited a Shaker Village in New Hampshire. The Visionist By Rachel Urquhart In...
Julie Mackin
Mar 4, 20232 min read


I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
Hello Strange by Katherine Center In which of heroine could be the next Picasso Stars: 4.5/5 This was my first romance that I received...
Julie Mackin
Mar 4, 20233 min read


Go West Young Woman
Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams Where we learn its best not to read without a box of Kleenex Stars: 5/5 When I was in college, I took an...
Julie Mackin
Mar 3, 20232 min read


Cruel Summer
On Tuesdays we are going to talk History, probably my favorite subject. I generally read across a lot of historical time periods, but my...
Julie Mackin
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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