Books & Book Reviews 5 Best Books of 2023 (in random order)
December 28, 2023 KimHarms

According to Goodreads I read 46 books this year. Several of them were boy-meets-girl-who-just-inherited-a-run-down-coastal-bed-and-breakfast fluff because you just need to read some predictable unrealistic love stories when you are experiencing a year of unparalleled yuckiness. My top 5 are not fluff. This is Going to Hurt is both hilarious and a bit sad. I listened to this on audio and laughed out loud multiple times. The Silent Patient is a page-turner. Super-unique story premise and I was totally taken by surprise at the end. Marley & Me is endearing. Somewhere along the line I guess I became a dog person….

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Books & Book Reviews My Top 10 Books of 2021
December 18, 2021 KimHarms

Books are one of my favorite things in the world. I’m finishing up #37 of the year right now, and I’ve listed my Top 10 below in no particular order. (Well, okay, if I’m honest the last one on the list might be my favorite.) Maybe you can find some to add to your 2022 reading list. (Click on the book cover to go buy the book.) MODERN FICTION: This one is very character driven and not generally the type of book that I read, but I thought it was fantastic. Eleanor’s character is quirky, socially awkward and completely likeable….

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Books & Book Reviews 5 Best Books of 2018 – My Favorite Reads of the Year in No Particular Order
December 13, 2018 KimHarms 1Comment

I’m a bit of a book junkee. The only genres I generally steer clear of are modern day romantic fiction and sci-fi. But I did read a book by Stephen King this year that was about giant bugs trapping people in a grocery store, so I guess I dipped into sci-fi a bit. You might not care what I read, and that’s okay. But if you love to sit with a coffee and a warm blanket and pass a day reading, I recommend these five. Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved Kate Bowler This was so…

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Books & Book Reviews A Cancer Book Worth Reading – Warrior In Pink by Vivian Mabuni
May 8, 2018 KimHarms 749Comment

  Books are kind of my thing. I’m reading three of them right now. One is a gift I’m giving to a friend (I’m reading it first. Shhh…don’t tell), One is a spiritual growth kind of book and one is just a sitting on the deck reading for fun book. Over the past couple of years, I’ve added a few cancer books into my reading repertoire. Of those books, Warrior in Pink, grabbed me and took me right back to the beginning of my own cancer story. Author Vivian Mabuni and I have much different experiences. Her breast cancer had…

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Books & Book Reviews 5 Most Meaningful Books Read in 2017
January 2, 2018 KimHarms

  Warrior in Pink, Author: Vivian Mabuni Vivian’s cancer story is different than mine, but the beginning in much the same. As I read the first couple chapters of her book, I was right back in those first days, remembering the fear, the sadness, the helplessness, the desperate prayers. . . Her words, though hard to read, played a role in my emotional healing. That, along with her willingness to be open and raw in the telling of her cancer story and the God who brought her through it, put this book on my favorites list this year. Wednesdays Were…

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