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 12 Best Books I’ve Read This year
December 5, 2016 KimHarms

In a normal year, I read a lot of books. Turns out that in a year with a lot of down time from cancer stuff I read even more. (I also watch a lot more Netflix, but this is a post about books, not HGTV shows.) The following is a list of my Top 12 book of the year in no particular order or genre. I’ve also included links for where to buy them or learn more about their authors. A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken – Okay, I lied when I said these were all in random order. A…

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Books & Book Reviews My Top 10 Books of 2015 (random genres/random order)
January 7, 2016 KimHarms 2Comment

I didn’t keep track of exactly how many books I read this year, but I read 3.5 while my kids were on Christmas break if that gives you an idea 🙂 I’ve compiled a list of my favorites for the year. It’s heavy in the Historical Fiction and Memoir categories. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom – Historical Fiction – Pre-Civil War Era (Probably my favorite story of the year.) Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children and Hollow City by Ransom Riggs -YA Fiction/Fantasy (These are some of the most creative books I’ve ever read, and I’m planning to read them with my…

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