So many words. So little time.
Tag: writing
My life continues to be chaotic, so I only wrote one book review this week, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore, by Emily Krempholtz. I’m tired and completely out of energy, so it’s unlikely any fiction writing will happen this weekend, either.
Happy writing!
Still not much reading time, so I only wrote one book review, The Mortal Enemy Murder Club, by Gloria Chao. Some fiction work was done. And naps were a priority when I had the opportunity. I’m really over the 100+ degree Texas heat. I’m ready for fall…
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I wrote zero book reviews this week, mainly because I DNFed several books. I also have very little reading time, so I gotta get my schedule sorted out somehow to fix that. It’s Texas. It’s over 100 degrees outside. I’m hot, tired, and super busy. Reading just isn’t happening much. Neither is writing. 
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This was a pretty good writing week! I wrote two book review, Hell to Pay, by Lora Beth Johnson and Fishbone Cinderella, by Elizabeth Lim. I also wrote my July reading post and the best books I read in July. And I did some fiction work.
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Title: The Story Keeper
Author: Kelly Rimmer
Genre: Historical fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
In the aftermath of a tumultuous year, Fiona Winslow finds solace in the decaying grandeur of Wurimbirra, the rambling family estate she once called home. Intent on restoring it, she discovers the keys to more than just the dilapidated mansion—beneath the crumbling plaster and dust are secrets that have been buried for a generation.
When a curious book, The Midnight Estate, catches her attention in her late uncle’s library, Fiona is plunged into a tale that mirrors her own—a story of love, loss and betrayal. But as the lines between fiction and reality blur, Fiona must ask herself: Is the true mystery the one hidden within the walls of her ancestral home, or is it within the pages of a book that chose her as much as she chose it?
I really enjoyed the story-within-a-story going on here. I was deeply invested in the book the character was reading, as well as the novel itself. There’s no way I’d move out to a big, empty house in the middle of nowhere by myself—the first stray noise would have had me abandoning ship. I ended up enjoying this read quite a bit, and I loved how everything tied together.
Kelly Rimmer is a bestselling author. The Story Keeper is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of Harlequin Trade Publishing | MIRA in exchange for an honest review.)
This has been a very chaotic week at work. My dad was in the hospital for over two weeks and I was about to head to new Orleans when I heard he was getting out. I’m…exhausted. I did write two book reviews, though. The Story Keeper, by Kelly Rimmer and Hell to Pay, by Lora Beth Johnson. I’m woefully behind on my reading, but…oh well. I’m trying. No fiction work this week, except for finishing my read-through of the draft.
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This hasn’t been a very good week for actual writing–I wrote one book review, Destination Funeral, by Paige Harbison –but…I also read through a story draft in preparation to start working on it again, so that part was great.
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This was just an okay writing week. I wrote one book review, The Moonsingers, by Robyn J Pritzker. I DNFed a couple of books, and it was a terribly demanding and stressful week at work, so that’s it.
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This week was a good writing week. I wrote my June reading post, my best books I read in June post, and two book reviews, Pretty Dead Things, by Kelsey Cox and Rewrite the Stars, by Lindsay Hameroff.
And I think I have the beginnings of a fiction idea.
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I only wrote one book review this week, The River She Became, by Emily Varga. I was just too busy for much reading. Hopefully next week will be better.
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Tomorrow Is Another Day 