The Fireside Chats

  • Reading Routine

    Do you have a routine when it comes to your reading time? How often do you get to read? When do you find time to read? Normally, I’ll go to work first thing in the morning. Once I’ve finished my day at work, I then have to come home so that I can cook dinner…

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  • Hogwarts: Legacy

    I finally got my copy of Hogwarts: Legacy for the PS4 console. The game arrived at my house on Saturday and I’ve begun playing it some. I am really enjoying the game and I’m sure I’ll be playing it a lot. I have waited for this game for quite a while. Especially since it was…

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  • Auto-buy authors

    Are there any authors out there that you instantly see and know you’ll enjoy that book without even reading the blurb? If so, which authors does this include? Darcy Coates This particular author is one that I look for if I’m specifically looking for something in the horror genre. I originally found this author while…

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  • “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

    {Note: This article will contain spoilers from the book.} I finished reading this and thought I’d share. The book starts off with a bunch of kids, their ages vary, who find themselves stranded on an island after their plane crashes. At first, they seem to have fun on the island because there are no adults…

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  • Summer Book Tag

    I’m going to try something a little bit different and see if I can do a book tag. This one is specifically a summer book tag. Since I just did a post about what your kids can read for the summer, I decided to do only adult books in this summer book tag. I hope…

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  • Summer reading….for kids

    With summer fast approaching, children everywhere will be soon be out of school for the summer. If you find yourself needing to find something to keep your children entertained for the summer, if your children participate in any kind of summer reading program or you just like to read with your children, then I’ve compiled…

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  • “Daphne and Velma: The Vanishing Girl” by Josephine Ruby

    I’ve finished reading this book today. I loved watching Scooby Doo as a kid. It was one of my favorite cartoons. So, I scooped this book up when I found it at the book store. Fred, Shaggy and Scooby Doo do make sporadic appearances throughout this book but it mostly centers around Daphne and Velma.…

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  • Monthly Release Party – May 2023

    I only have one one book on my monthly release party for the month of May. The book is called “Cherish” and it’s the 6th book in Tracy Wolff’s Crave series. I’ve already pre-ordered this book so it’ll be shipped out on the release date. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book…

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  • “The Spite House” by Johnny Compton

    I finished reading this. Yes, I just bought this one recently and I’ve finished it already. I thought this was going to be a typical haunted house book but it wasn’t……not exactly. I mean there is a house in this book that does have ghosts in it. But the house is almost treated as another…

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  • Have you ever thought of writing?

    Has your interest in reading ever led you to want to write yourself? Why or why not? If you have written anything, have you published it? Or have you even considered publishing your work? When I was in school, I enjoyed writing. I don’t know that I enjoyed it as much as reading, however, I…

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