This is really just a post to throw a bunch of photos and anecdotes out there. Here’s some stuff that’s happened in the last few weeks: The girls turned our living room into a blanket fort. Saw a mom friend share on Instagram that her daughters had turned their living room into a blanket fort… Continue reading Life: Stuff That’s Happened
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory - Tim Alberta (Harper Collins Audio, 2023) (narrated by the author) I first came across this book via customer request at work. Probably because of this, with the book's subtitle of "American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism", I assumed it was a look at the Evangelical Church… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book thanks to 8th Note Press and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. Azaan hasn't been back to his northern California hometown for many years. Not since he was caught kissing Madison, a white girl, by his father, the local imam. Azaan's family believes he's spent the… Continue reading Book Review: The Last Man in Paradise by Syed M. Masood
Hard to believe but recently we celebrated 10 whole years of Pearl! This girl is the best. She's so thoughtful and silly and smart. She's a fantastic big sister, a loyal friend, so curious about the world and so eager to step in to be a helper. Pearl loves animals, exploring, and being outdoors. She's… Continue reading Pearl is 10!
I heard a lot of mixed reviews for this one before I decided to pick it up and see for myself. Fair warning: this review will also be mixed. Our never-named narrator receives a position in a secretive branch of the UK government. Her new job is to be a "bridge". A bridge is a… Continue reading Book Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Because I forgot to mention it last month - I've made the switch from Goodreads to StoryGraph. Feel free to find me (I'm Karissareadsbooks) there if you also are a user. Read: The Dearly Beloved - Cara Wall (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019) Abigail - Magda Szabo (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix) (New York… Continue reading What I Read: February 2025
At a Loss for Words - Carol Off (Random House Canada, 2024) Carol Off is a widely respected Canadian journalist, the longtime host of CBC’s As It Happens. As such, and because I have read a book by Off before, I felt confident this book would be illuminating and fair and it did not disappoint.… Continue reading Book Review: At a Loss for Words by Carol Off
Abigail - Magda Szabo (New York Review Books, 2020) This book was translated from the Hungarian by Len Rix. I think we can all be guilty sometimes of assuming that people who lived a long time ago (and by extension, books written by and about people who lived a long time ago), aren't going to… Continue reading Book Review: Abigail by Magda Szabo
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El Akkad (McClelland & Stewart, 2025) I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Pub date: February 25, 2025 No, there is no terrible thing coming for you in some distant future, but know that a terrible thing… Continue reading Book Review: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
It's mid-February and the rain has returned but we had an absolutely beautiful and sunny January. Maybe it's the Vitamin D I started taking this winter, but even though January felt about 7 weeks long, it didn't feel nearly so dreary as it usually does. We had a family weekend away, booked a hotel in… Continue reading Some 2025 Highlights
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