Once Upon a Chapter https://onceuponachapter.com Losing myself in fiction Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 January 2026 TBR Goals https://onceuponachapter.com/2026/01/01/january-2026-tbr-goals/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2026/01/01/january-2026-tbr-goals/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:16 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=282 I always start out the year with such high goals. I don’t know that I’ve ever made it to my goal of 100 books in a year and I won’t ever stress myself out over it, but I’d really like to try to make that goal a reality this year. In order to do that I need to average about 9 books a month. I’m going to try to start off strong with 13 in January. I’ll be leaning heavily on audiobooks this year to…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2026/01/01/january-2026-tbr-goals/feed/ 0 Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay {Review} https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/12/31/christmas-at-the-ranch-by-julia-mckay-review/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/12/31/christmas-at-the-ranch-by-julia-mckay-review/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:39 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=261 Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons on September 23, 2025 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Romance Pages: 320 Format: eBook Source: Personal Collection Goodreads StoryGraph Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay was the Once Upon a Book Club 2025 Christmas selection. It did take me awhile to get the book read but I will…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/12/31/christmas-at-the-ranch-by-julia-mckay-review/feed/ 0 The Sunday Post {12/28/25} https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/12/28/the-sunday-post-12-28-25/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/12/28/the-sunday-post-12-28-25/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:00:35 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=245 Today we spent time with my Grandma for Christmas. It was chaos with four dogs and eight humans but I loved it. We decided to keep it simple and had a pasta bar. We forgot to make the garlic bread and no one touched the salad. Like I said, chaos. we also had cheesecake and egg nog cheesecake for dessert. I took the leftover pie from our work potluck on Friday and was able to get those leftovers…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/12/28/the-sunday-post-12-28-25/feed/ 6 The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig {Review} https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/09/02/the-knight-and-the-moth-by-rachel-gillig-review/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/09/02/the-knight-and-the-moth-by-rachel-gillig-review/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:53 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=211 The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig Series: The Stonewater Kingdom #1 Published by Orbit on May 20, 2025 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Gothic Pages: 385 Format: Audiobook, eBook, Hardcover Source: Personal Collection Goodreads I wasn’t expecting to read The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig. The cover just didn’t do much for me honestly. I ended up reading it for…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/09/02/the-knight-and-the-moth-by-rachel-gillig-review/feed/ 0 The Sunday Post {6/8/25} https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/06/08/the-sunday-post-6-8-25/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/06/08/the-sunday-post-6-8-25/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2025 08:00:51 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=186 Today was a down-time day after Lex’s visit. We cleaned up a little bit and started getting ready for the upcoming work week. I worked on setting some goals and tasks for the week in the hopes that I can get into a groove with chores and life in general. Pretty bummed we have to wait 5 months for the new Stranger Things season. I’ve been in a funk the last few weeks. If I had to hazard a guess…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/06/06/june-2025-tbr-pile/feed/ 0 The Sunday Post {3/9/25} https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/03/09/the-sunday-post-3-9-25/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/03/09/the-sunday-post-3-9-25/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:00:07 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=145 Hello from the depths of tax season! I’m wanting to blog a bit more and I’ve tried various different things since the beginning of the year but the truth of it is most days I’m so mentally exhausted at the end of each day. If I’m lucky I get in a chapter or two each day. I’ve decided updating sporadically is better than not updating at all. My current attempt to enjoy my reading and book life is…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/03/09/the-sunday-post-3-9-25/feed/ 2 A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young {Review} https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/02/07/a-sea-of-unspoken-things-by-adrienne-young-review/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/02/07/a-sea-of-unspoken-things-by-adrienne-young-review/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:06 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=148 A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young Published by Dell Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Pages: 277 Format: eBook Source: Personal Collection Goodreads I really struggled to get into A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young. Young’s writing is atmospheric and there wasn’t a ton that gripped me instantly. It took about halfway through the book to get into…

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/02/07/a-sea-of-unspoken-things-by-adrienne-young-review/feed/ 1 January 2025 Hopefuls https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/01/04/january-2025-hopefuls/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/01/04/january-2025-hopefuls/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:00:57 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=131 Finally starting the Eve & Roarke saga. I’ve put it off because of the incredible amount of catching up I have to do but so far I’m really enjoying it!

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]]> https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/01/04/january-2025-hopefuls/feed/ 0 Hello Again https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/01/04/hello-again/ https://onceuponachapter.com/2025/01/04/hello-again/#respond Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:00:44 +0000 https://onceuponachapter.com/?p=128 January 1st, 2025 It’ll b a few days before this post goes live. This morning I woke up off the coast of Ensenada, Mexico. It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged or really wanted to. People always ask (during job interviews, anyway) where do you see yourself in five years? I’m constantly fascinated to remember that five years ago seems like lifetimes ago and yet also like yesterday. This morning…

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