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    Book Review: Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery by Rachel Ekstron Courage

    Last year, I purchased a novel called Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstron Courage. It is a cozy mystery inspired by the TV series Golden Girls. I am not a big fan of Golden Girls, but I know many people…

    By essieofwho March 11, 2026
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    Book Review: Victoria: The Romantic Heart by Linda Sunshine

    Many years ago, I decided to buy books I used to want as a girl but couldn’t buy because… well… I was a girl! For the most part, these books are ones that contained many pictures or were easy to…

    By essieofwho February 26, 2026
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: 12 Days of Christmas, A Little Golden Book Classic

    It is Christmas Eve, which is a perfect time for families with children to read Christmas themed bedtime stories. Although there are plenty of books about Santa Claus, including The Night Before Christmas, and the birth of Jesus, I wanted…

    By essieofwho December 24, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: Christmas at Hogwarts by J.K. Rowling with Illustrations by Ziyi Gao

    Every year, there are new Christmas themed books. Some of them are for adults while others are for children. They tell classic Christmas tales while others tell new and original stories. There are some that are inspired by popular media…

    By essieofwho December 21, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: Skipping Christmas: A Novel by John Grisham

    Growing up, my relatives read a lot. One of their favorite authors was John Grisham. I grew up knowing John Grisham as an author of mystery novels, which is my relative’s favorite genre of books. When the movie Christmas with…

    By essieofwho December 17, 2025
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    Book Review: A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

    A few years ago, a YouTube I was following at that time recommended books to read during the fall months. One of those books was A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft. At that time I wanted to read more…

    By essieofwho October 22, 2025
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    Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

    Booktok and online book reviewers in general has really let me down. After years of reading really bad books that are highly praised, I finally gave up on trusting them. I really don’t like the books they review nor do…

    By essieofwho October 16, 2025
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    Book Review: Young Queens Collection: The Velvet Messenger by Megan Hess

    It’s October 1st, which means Halloween is this month! I own a few Halloween themed children’s books, but the one I picked to review this month is The Velvet Messenger by Megan Hess. It is a part of the Young…

    By essieofwho October 1, 2025
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    Book Review: Fame, Fate, and The First Kiss by Kasie West

    It’s now officially fall! Fall means many things for many people, but on many of the book social media sites I used to follow, it means they will post content relating to books in the horror genre. (Probably because they…

    By essieofwho September 24, 2025
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    Book Review: The Apple Creek Announcement by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    For many years, I’ve had a pile of books I want to review here on this blog, but don’t. Sometimes I forget about them until I stubble on a save post that I never finished. Other times it’s because of…

    By essieofwho August 6, 2025
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