Category: Reading Challenge
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This book was recommended to me on Goodreads, based on my love of fairy tale adaptations. As a young adult, I was very fond of Patricia Wrede (especially her dragon series, The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and Cecilia and the Enchanted Chocolate Pot, which she co-wrote with Caroline Stevermer) and so I didn’t hesitate to pick this…
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If you are anything like me, you are a huge fan of BBC shows, especially Downton Abbey. This book started all these wonderful shows: a classic memoir about working in service during the 1920s. Powell’s voice is personal; you can imagine her speaking to you as you read. Slightly nostalgic and quite feisty, I can’t…
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This book was a recommendation from one of my favorite college professors (I had a bunch of favorites, but Professor Freeman was something special). She was trimming down her library, preparing for a move to the east coast, and she invited everyone to come to her office and take a couple books. I chose this…
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My first book is a hold over from last year, I was reading it as the year came to a close and was working diligently on my Nana’s 70th birthday/New Year’s Eve party (more on that to come). I didn’t get a chance to finish it until after our move, but I’ve finally finished it.…
Allison Burris 