October Wrap-Up

October was an interesting reading month for me. I read one of the most powerful books I've ever read, and then I read some books that for various reasons were  good but not great. I was definitely in the mood for spooky books, and I have a feeling that will continue into November... Chain-Gang All-Starsby… Continue reading October Wrap-Up

June 2023

June was a quality, not quantity, month in reading. I finished two reads that will almost certainly be in my top reads of the year; the other two were good but not outstanding. On the plus side, I have officially hit 32 books read for the year (and I'm more than halfway through 2 more)… Continue reading June 2023

May 2023 Reads

May was a slow reading month for me, and while I knew I was going to slow down sometime, I didn't know how soon it would happen! In between wedding planning and reading some long books, I didn't get to quite as many as in previous months. However, I did reach 26 books for the… Continue reading May 2023 Reads

Dirt Creek

Dirt CreekHayley ScrivenorFormat: eARCGenre: Literary Fiction/Mystery & ThrillerRating:  “Average”Content Warnings: poverty, murder, alcoholism, (mentions of) rapeAvailable on: August 2, 2022GoodreadsStorygraph When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Australia, the community is thrown into a maelstrom of suspicion and grief. As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels arrives in… Continue reading Dirt Creek