Friday, September 5, 2025

I'm Back!

 I am indeed back after a three year hiatus, but specifically for myself. I doubt anyone will even find this blog and/or follow it again. But I'm writing just for myself now. 

Does that sound self absorbed? Well, just in case you have found my blog again, I'll tell you why it's now all for myself.

I love books and stories and being entertained. But I was finding myself reading less and less because I am easily distracted (and a slooooow reader). Then I was introduced to Libby and discovered that I could listen to audio books free(!) without having to run to the library or have a CD player available to change out discs as I listen. It was a game changer for me. I do a lot of crafting and I can listen to books for long periods of time. Wow, awesome right?  It does have its drawbacks, one is not wanting to go to bed when I have only two hours left in the book.  Not good. 

Let me show you how audio has changed my reading stats: 


Quite the difference, right? I'll list my 2025 books toward the end of this post. 

Now, why am I blogging again?  Because I can't remember what books I've read and reading the synopsis is not enough to trigger my memory. So I'm going to blog about the story and include all the spoilers because this is what I need.  Just in case anyone does stumble upon my blog again I will keep SPOILER ALERTS posted. 

What I've read so far in 2025: 

Holly by Stephen King

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman

You Like it Darker by Stephen King

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson

The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen 

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston 

Legacy by Nora Roberts

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano

Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt

First Degree by David Rosenfelt

Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt

Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt

Dead Center by David Rosenfelt

Play Dead by David Rosenfelt

New Tricks by David Rosenfelt

Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt

One Dog Night by David Rosenfelt

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 

Leader of the Pack by David Rosenfelt

Unleashed by David Rosenfelt

Hounded by David Rosenfelt

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Blindness by Jose Saramago 

Recursion by Blake Crouch 

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano 

Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano

The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

Dear Eliza by Andrea J Stein 

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh Gad

We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell 

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao

The Woman Who Met Herself by Laura Pearson

Heading out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick

How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

Colony One Mars by Gerald M Kilby

Colony Two Mars by Gerald M Kilby

Colony Three Mars by Gerald M Kilby

The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman

The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner

The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner

Off Season by Jennifer Weiner

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

That Summer by Jennifer Weiner

Fortune's Daughter by Alice Hoffman

The Half Life by Jennifer Weiner

A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Exley by Brock Clarke

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry 

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins 

Books read (68)

Whew!  

It's sad that I remember so little about these stories, all that I've listened to since January. I am hopeful that by writing about them as I move from one story to the next, that the exercise of writing will also help the stories stay with me. 

First up: The Heiress.


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