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December Book Reviews

January 2, 2018 By Talya Tate Boerner

December Book Reviews

‘Tis the season to hole up with a good book in front of a cozy fire. In December, I didn’t do as much of that as I’d have liked, but January is already shaping up to be a hibernating sort of month. Brrrr!

I read five books in December, all very different in genre and themes. My December reads ranged from a heart-wrenching war tale to a fluffy Christmas yarn. I explored secret passageways behind bookshelves and launched missiles beneath the sea. December brought a heist involving rare manuscripts. I went along for wild rides as one mystery was solved using old-fashioned girl sleuth clue-gathering and another using Google-designed pattern recognition software.

But first.

Before I get to my December Book Reviews, let’s talk about the 2017 Goodreads Book Challenge. Did you participate? My goal for 2017 was to read 55 books. With the addition of these five December books, I exceeded my goal and read a total of 68 books in 2017. I read some fantastic books, and I’m not exaggerating when I say I’m a changed person for having read them. I’ve reviewed each book here on the blog, so if you missed any of my reviews, the links are included at the end of this post. (I’ve posted my reviews on Goodreads, too.)

I’m setting my 2018 goal at 70 books which may be wildly optimistic on my part, but hey, goals are good, right? If you are interested in participating, click HERE. It’s fun!

Enough with the blathering. On with my December reads.Continue Reading

OCTOBER Goodreads Giveaway!

October 1, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

October Goodreads Giveaway!

Hey everyone and Happy October! To celebrate my favorite month, I’m hosting an October Goodreads Giveaway. I’ll be giving away three signed copies of The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee at the end of the month. Enter today over on Goodreads by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

But first, my top ten reasons you should enter and share this post…

10. It’s free! So why not? Free is good.
9.   Books make great Christmas presents, and Christmas is fast approaching.
8.   The more people who enter, the more people who’ll want to enter. Am I right? It’s the whole follow the leader thing.
7.   You might win and winning feels great.
6.   Even if you’ve already read it, I bet you know lots of folks who haven’t. And people should read more. Really, you’ll be promoting literacy.
5.   The cover is cool, and it’ll look good on your special bookshelf. Homes look more homey with books.
4.   I’ll sign it and even write you a special message in invisible ink if you want.
3.   I wrote every single word. Every.Single.Word. And you’ll be helping an Indie writer out. Seriously.
2.   You loaned out your copy and have no idea what happened to it. And you miss seeing it on your coffee table.
1.   Because I figured out how to embed the giveaway code in this post which is no small feat. At least I think I did.

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee by Talya Tate Boerner

The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

by Talya Tate Boerner

Giveaway ends October 31, 2016.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

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Thanks for entering my Goodreads giveaway!  Happy October.

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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