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Carla

I am a retired teacher/librarian. I love to read, especially to my grandchildren. I read most genres, but lately have gravitated to cozy mysteries, romance (not erotic) and Christian Fiction. I do enjoy a good thriller every now and then, as well as some fantasy and the odd sci-fi. I have ventured into Blog tours, but I do not do well reading under pressure. I travel to Florida for 2 to 3 months in the winter (Canadian Snowbirder) but otherwise live in Windsor, Ontario Canada. Feel free to follow and comment on my blog. I try to respond to all comments.

Book Mail For My Grandson: Animal Rescue Friends: Friends Fur-ever by Jana Tropper @JanaWritesComix

Last December, I read Animal Rescue Friends: Friends Fur-ever byย Jana Tropper with my grandson. It is a graphic novel and he really enjoyed it. See my post here with my review and his thoughts. The author, Jana Tropper reached out and offered to send him a copy of the book as we read the ebook addition. To make a long story short, I was finally able to give him his book yesterday. He was thrilled and got out of the pool to read it. He is taking it to school on Monday to show his teacher, especially the signature and comment just to him! Thanks Jana for doing this, it made his day.

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Saturday Morning For Kids: Anxious for Nothing (Young Readers Edition) #BookReview #NonFiction

This meme was started by Rae Longest atย Powerful Women Readers.ย As I am a grandmother, who loves to read to her grandchildren, a mother who loved to read to and with her children, and a retired teacher librarian, this meme really attracted me.

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The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick #BookReview #Blog Tour @parkrowbooks @phaedrapatrick

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick. I have enjoyed some of her previous books, so when this was offered for review, I jumped at it. I enjoyed this one and if you scroll down you can read my thoughts as well as an excerpt.

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Romance Audiobooks: The True Love Experiment, Ms. Demeanor, Yours Truly & Happy Place #BookReview #Audiobook

I was perusing my library’s list of available audiobooks a few weeks ago, and came across all four of these and they were all available. I immediately checked them all out and over this last week or so, listened to and enjoyed them all.

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Audiobook Reviews: In The Lives of Puppets, You Should Have Known, & Lily and the Octopus #BookReview #Audiobook @DreamscapeMedia @MacmillanAudio

Listening to many audiobooks, I have been enjoying many outdoor tasks and activities. Unfortunately, that means I don’t always get my reviews posted in a timely manner. Below are three reviews for some very different, yet very enjoyable audiobooks.

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Indigenous Stories: Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley, Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina #BookReview #Audiobook #OwnVoices

Since the scandals broke about the bodies found at residential schools, I have been trying to read more books by indigenous authors and books about their culture, beliefs and non-fiction stories from survivors. These two books are about the the lives of the indigenous people now, specifically dealing with the many missing and dead women as well as trying to get back artifacts that belong to their people. Scroll down for my reviews.

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Hold Your Breath by Helen Phifer #BookReview #BlogTour @Bookouture @helenphifer1

Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for Hold Your Breath by Helen Phifer. This is one of my favourite crime thriller/police procedural series, and I definitely recommend it. Scroll down for my review. It is available now in kindle, paperback and audiobook.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (June 5, 2023) ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š

Welcome to Itโ€™s Monday! What are you Reading? Itโ€™s hosted by Kathryn from Book Date, this is a weekly event to share what weโ€™ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind.

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#20BooksOfSummer2023 Reviews: Mermaid Beach, Meet Me at the Lake, & Sweet Pea Summer #BookReview #Audiobook

When I set my 20 Books of Summer, I used ten backlist books, 10 newer releases and about 15 other books sat in the wings as possibilities. All of them are summer titles, covers or stories. I have read three so far, but only 1 is on the actual list, the other 2 were on the reserve list. Oh well, they were all good ones.

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