Used book sales, oh how I’ve missed you!
I hope this will be a decent, clean read. 
My pastor has been at me to read this for about a year now. 
A gift by my pastor. 
I hope this is as good as it sounds. 
This cover has me hook, line and sinker. 
A little (somewhat) local history, true crime style. 
How lucky! I’m in the process of rearranging my bedroom furniture right now! 
Because I don’t. 
A subject that never gets old with me. 
I’ve heard of other books by Lovelace, but this was the first I was able to find and snag. 
I read the Betsy Tacy books while in high school. Just buying this one to replace one I gave way. 
This is a little older, but I couldn’t resist when I saw this at a yard sale. 
Another fun book on art journaling. 
Have yet to read this author. Can’t wait! 
I am often having to look up mythological references from the classics I read. Glad to have this for reference! 
Art journaling has been a major hobby since the beginning of the year. 
Picked this up for free, and especially excited after hearing a recent live streaming talk and Q&A with Sally Clarkson! 
So many heartbreaking stories in the world of religious leaders breaking faith and preying on the flock. I want to be aware so I’m not taken in. 
I’m trying to gather quality history books before they are censored. 
May need this. 
What a great find! My only regret is that I couldn’t find a Vol. I. 
This book has been on my TBR since I first began making one– more than half my life ago! 
Picked this up after having seen an interview with Jordan Peterson in which he said Lawrence was a favorite author. 
I have been getting back into my calligraphy a little this year. 
I don’t know why I do this to myself; I guess I just want to understand how it happened so it never does again. 
This series by Linda Chaikin is a little hard to find. 
I’m interested in reading this after having read another book by Gire this year. 
Is that a mullet? 
I have a newer version, which I think I forgot I had when I picked this up. I’ll have to compare… 
Not sure if I will eventually exchange this for The Silmarillion some time. 
This will tide me over until I find The Silmarillion. 
This classic is so rich with characters; I’m now proud to own it. 
Just for reference, as I have acquaintances who have read this book and I want to be ready for conversation even though I disagree with this author. 
A classic, and one my friend recommended to me.
I hope everyone reading this had a very good Christmas season over the past several weeks! There’s still more to celebrate: the end of this year and a new one to come! Do you have any book reading goals to celebrate? Perhaps you made a goal to read a certain # or to stretch yourself to try new authors or genres. Or maybe some organization was in order and you had to pare down your collection. This post will be where I recap my own reading journey from 2018. I still have two more books to finish up, but I think I will easily manage that. I will still count them in my total here.
In this case, I happen to think that change is good. Good for the blog! It’s also time for me to get honest and quit being so stubborn. I’ve been battling being able to get my posts out like I would like for some time now and have finally reached the place where I am a full year behind my own schedule. (In case you haven’t noticed, book review posts have been lacking a lot lately.) 😦 It’s been hard to write reviews doing justice to my thoughts on a book when it’s months after I’ve finished it and have a hard time remembering the characters’ names. That’s terrible! I’m also feeling weighed down by all of the different things I have on my backed-up list and I feel the need to purge.
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