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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
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Some of the Books I’m Interested in Reading- March 2026

    It’s a new month, which means it’s time to reflect on the books I read in the past month. Unfortunately, I didn’t read very much last month. So, instead I wanted to talk about the books I’m interested in reading…

    By essieofwho March 4, 2026
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Twilight 20th Anniversary Edition Book Feature

    A few weeks ago, I published a post about my copy of the deluxe limited edition version of Twilight. In the post I wrote about the book, which you can read here, I mentioned I have the 20th anniversary edition…

    By essieofwho February 25, 2026
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    Twilight Deluxe Limited Edition Book Feature

    In late 2025, there was a lot of buzz about Stephanie Meyer’s novel, Twilight. It turned 20 years old in 2025. In honor of this anniversary, two new versions of Twilight were released. The first was a 20th anniversary paperback…

    By essieofwho February 11, 2026
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    Books I Read in January 2026

    January 2026 was a month that didn’t turn out quite like I expected. I thought there would be a lot of problems throughout the month. Even though here were many problems, the problems were far more manageable than I thought…

    By essieofwho February 4, 2026
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    New Year Reading Goals and Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Them Online

    Every year, people make new years resolutions to help them improve themselves. Around this time of the year, avid readers also like to set reading goals for the year. I normally don’t make reading goals for myself, but this year…

    By essieofwho January 7, 2026
  • 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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    My Great Book Burn Out and Why I’m Sick of Reading New(er) Books

    Many things can be hidden by the facade of social media, which can be both a good thing and a bad thing. If you were in my house right now, you would see piles and piles of books I have…

    By essieofwho October 13, 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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    Skylar Salt Air Fragrance Review (With The Summer I Turned Pretty Limited Edition Packaging)

    It’s July and that means it’s time to review another fragrance from Skylar. I love Skylar’s fragrances and how they are hypoallergenic. For summer 2025, I decided to review the three fragrances that were part of a collaboration for season…

    By essieofwho July 7, 2025
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