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May-June 2023 favorite reads

Posted on September 4, 2023September 8, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

The future of my favorite reads posts I’m covering two months of reading with this post. That would cause it to be extra long if I listed all the four or five-star reads as I have in the past, so I’ll place the Jane Austen variations last, and include only those I like so much…

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Awaken Your Genius by Ozan Varol

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

It’s early in the year yet, but Awaken Your Genius, by Ozan Varol, may turn out to be, for me, the best nonfiction read of 2023.

I just had the pleasure of reading this book, which is not so much a pleasure-reading experience as it is eye-opening, even mind-opening, though it’s also a pleasure to read. I’m 66, and I have to say, this book made me feel young and ready to look at myself more clearly so that I can navigate a path forward with more self-knowledge. For the same reasons, if I knew a teenager I wanted to buy a gift for, I’d get them this book.

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An Affectionate Heart by Heather Moll

Posted on May 8, 2023May 12, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

An Affectionate Heart by Heather Moll is one of those novels that I thought about immediately rereading as soon as I finished it. It’s a fresh take on Pride and Prejudice that mostly takes place in Meryton. There are so many passages I wanted to linger over, yet I also wanted to find out what happened next, so I frequently moved along too quickly to savor everything I wished to.

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April 2023 favorite reads

Posted on May 7, 2023May 12, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

My 4- to 5-star reads for April 2023. Note, some of these books may only be available from Amazon and/or as Kindle ebooks. April was a busy reading month, and I also pored over a number of yarn craft books. I posted about those on my other blog, Swatches Yarns and Frogs.

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March 2023 favorite reads

Posted on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

I can’t believe it’s late April already. This year is speeding by so far. Here — finally — are the books I rated as 4- or 5-star reads in March 2023. Note, these aren’t necessarily new or even new-to-me books. I read lots of older books, and I tend to reread favorites. Some may not…

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February 2023 favorite reads

Posted on March 15, 2023April 25, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Brief reviews of my favorites of the books I read in February 2023, including some nonfiction book on watercolor and personal transformation, as well as several Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) variations.

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January 2023 favorite reads

Posted on February 15, 2023April 20, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Brief reviews of my favorites of the books I read in January 2023, including mystery fiction, nonfiction, and several Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) variations.

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Valentines Day Jane Austen variations

Posted on February 6, 2023April 20, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

If you want something special, a bit humorous and romantic to read for Valentine’s Day, here are a couple of ebook suggestions: Mr. Darcy’s Valentine by Heather Moll and As Only Mr. Darcy Can by Laura Hile.

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My year 2022 in books

Posted on January 15, 2023April 20, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

This seems as good a day as any to finish up my year-end transition for reading books, since I just finished the last Christmas story I’d set aside to read in 2022, day-before-yesterday, nearly two weeks into 2023. Sometimes, in rebellious moments, I wonder why we insist on these demarcations between time periods, especially ending the year in the middle of a season. It feels so arbitrary to me, especially this year, for some reason. Maybe it’s that the same weather patterns are continuing, and I have some ongoing projects that are the same projects now as they were in December.

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Revisiting Two Favorite Jane Austen Variations

Posted on December 15, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Review of two favorite Jane Austen variations that I recently reread: Twelve Days of Christmas, by Jennifer Lang; and As Only Mr. Darcy Can, by Laura Hile. These two selections are available as ebooks from Amazon.com.

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