Summer 2024 Challenge Journal This post contains affiliate links; as an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you. We’ve just released our Summer 2024 Reading Challenge and we’re inviting you to “compete” and “Go for Gold” with twenty-four new sport-inspired prompts! And to do so, we have a brand new SUMMER 2024 READING CHALLENGE JOURNAL to accompany your challenge! (NOTE: This summer journal is NOT YET available on Amazon. Once Amazon notifies us that the journal is live, we will let you know immediately. For now, take a look at what’s inside!) This challenge jo ..read more

Summer 2024 Reading Challenge *Note: This challenge is sport-themed but is not endorsed by or in any way connected or related to any official sporting events or organizations.* Are you ready for a new summer reading adventure? This year, our summer reading challenge is inspired by sports! We’re celebrating competition, global community, and the dedication, hard work, and talent it requires to become the best of the best… with 24 sport-inspired prompts! And we invite you to “compete” for a bronze, silver, or gold medal — bookworm style, of course! (Note: No physical medals will be given out ..read more

May 2024 Mini-Challenge Have you been missing the May minis? One of our moderators, Tara, recently pointed out that we haven’t had a May Mini-Challenge since 2021. It’s been far too long. So, let’s rectify that by bringing back the May! What is a mini-challenge? Mini-challenges are small, month-long reading challenges. They usually contain three prompts built around a specific theme. Match one book to each prompt, getting as creative as you like. If you think the book fits the prompt, it does! These mini-challenges are released sporadically and not every month will have one. (The surprise is ..read more

Book Review Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong Mystery | Time Travel | Historical Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5. The third book in Kelley Armstrong’s A Rip Through Time series is the latest in this fascinating genre-blending series about a modern-day homicide detective caught in the body of a Victorian-era housemaid. Reader’s Thoughts: Disturbing the Dead is the latest installment in the A Rip Through Time books and, in my opinion, it may just be the best book of the series yet! For those new to this series, let’s first get caught up on the premise: Modern-day homicide detective, Mallory ..read more

Book Lover’s Box April 2024 Book Box from Walton Wood Farms New to the market of book boxes is Walton Wood Farms’ Book Lover’s Box. In addition to a newly released book, this Canadian box features bath, body, and home decor products. It’s a lush, self-care-focused box, perfect for those who like humorous, cheeky products! *Huge thanks to Walton Wood Farms for this gifted book box in exchange for posting and sharing about their new product. As always, all opinions and reviews expressed below are my own! About the Book Lover’s Box: This April 2024 book box is the second book box from Walton Wo ..read more

Book Review For a Lifetime by Gabrielle Meyer Historical Fiction | Time Travel | Romance Rating: 4 out of 5. Twin sisters, Grace and Hope come from a long line of time travelers. But the twins have a unique ability — time crossing together between 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, and 1912 New York City. Each night, when they fall asleep in one life, they wake up in the other. But the gift of living in two time periods comes with its own set of struggles, and eventually, the girls must choose one life to keep and one life to give up — forever. Reader’s Thoughts: For a Lifetime is the third book in ..read more

Book Review Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth Thriller | Mystery | Suspense Rating: 4.5 out of 5. As young girls, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia were raised by foster mother, Miss Fairchild, on an idyllic farming estate. But their childhood wasn’t the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects? Reader’s Thoughts: If you’re looking for a quick and snappy thriller, Darling Girls from Hepworth does not disappoint! Told from the perspective of the ..read more

Book Review The Secret Keeper by Genevieve Graham Historical Fiction | WWII Rating: 4 out of 5. Reader’s Thoughts: The Secret Keeper is the newest novel from bestselling author, Genevieve Graham, and is another fantastic read for fans of historical fiction and Canadian history alike! This book is told from the perspectives of two wildly different twin sisters, during WWII, who each decide to enlist and assist in the war work. Dash (Margaret) enlists in the WRENS as a mechanic and eventually ends up flying as a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary in Britain, while Dot’s natural inclination ..read more

April 2024 Mini-Challenge It’s April Fool’s Day and you know we love having fun with our challenges! So, what better theme for an April 1st mini-challenge than the classic internet prank — a rickroll! Rickrolling is the unexpected appearance of the music video, “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley song. (Thanks to our moderator, Lindsey for this month’s theme!) For our April mini-challenge, we have three new prompts based on the song “Never Gonna Give You Up.” (You can listen to the song on YouTube here.) As with our past challenges based on song lyrics, the prompts are a little more abs ..read more

Book Review To Slip the Bonds of Earth by Amanda Flower Historical Mystery | Cozy Rating: 4 out of 5. “While not as famous as her older siblings Wilbur and Orville, the celebrated inventors of flight, Katharine Wright is equally inventive – especially when it comes to solving crimes – in USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower’s radiant new historical mystery series inspired by the real sister of the Wright Brothers.” Reader’s Thoughts: Novels about the history of flight or featuring characters who fly are my weakness. I can’t resist them. So it was no surprise that when the publisher, K ..read more