J. Grace Pennington

2022 Reads — Books 96-101

J. Grace Pennington — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 21:42:04 +0000

Here we are–the last of my 2022 review posts! I’m grateful I was able to finish this project up. Incidentally, I read my 100th book for 2023 just yesterday, so I will have many more reviews to write next year, though I’ve decided they aren’t going to go on this blog. Instead, I’m going to put them on Kindle Vella,…

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2022 Reads — Books 91-95

J. Grace Pennington — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 21:39:19 +0000

Well, for some reason I thought there were only two days left in the year, then this morning I realized there are THREE days left. Then I keep forgetting throughout the day and remembering again. Par for the course for that weird no-man’s-land between Christmas and New Year’s. I have no idea what day it is or what’s happening! Regardless…

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2022 Reads — Books 86-90

J. Grace Pennington — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 21:17:51 +0000

Three more days of the year, three more posts to go. It’s gonna be tight, but I think I’m gonna make it! Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande This was our book club book for the month and it was so good! End of life care is something I’ve felt strongly about ever since…

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2022 Reads — Books 81-85

J. Grace Pennington — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:25:30 +0000

After this one, just three more posts to go! Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer I picked this one up at a thrift store at some point years ago because I love the movie, but as usual, didn’t get around to reading it for a very long time. Ultimately, I didn’t love it. The writing style was…

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2022 Reads — Books 76-80

J. Grace Pennington — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:52:57 +0000

Sipping hot chocolate and eating my Christmas chocolate while I write this post, already planning out my reading and writing for next year. What are you up to? I’d love to hear about your Christmas and any books you received! In the meantime, here are five more mini-reviews of my reads from last year… Aurelius by Rachel Newhouse I’ve been…

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2022 Reads — Books 71-75

J. Grace Pennington — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:48:41 +0000

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas! Ours was wonderful, full of sweet times with family, good food, and yes, I was gifted several books! Before I start thinking about reading those, though, I still have a few more of these review posts to cram in before the end of 2023… The Busy Mom’s Guide to Writing by…

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2022 Reads — Books 66-70

J. Grace Pennington — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 21:24:09 +0000

Typing up this post a few days before Christmas, on the couch, with a fuzzy blanket and a favorite snack, with Star Trek: The Original Series playing in the background. Happy holidays indeed! (The episode is The Devil in the Dark, if anyone is curious.) Prisoner 120518 by Rachel Newhouse When I read this novella from the Red Rain series,…

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2022 Reads — Books 61-65

J. Grace Pennington — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:28:23 +0000

This time we have all ratings except for one star in one post! And a book has to be REALLY terrible for me to give one star. Even for me to give two stars, a book has to be pretty awful, as one of these books was. So it’s another eclectic mix! Aesop’s Fables by Aesop This was next on…

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2022 Reads — Books 56-60

J. Grace Pennington — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:32:21 +0000

After a full weekend of church activities, a family wedding, and Christmas outings, I’m back with five more mini-reviews! These are all over the place as far as genre and rating, proving yet again how eclectic my reading tastes are. Honestly, I’ll read basically anything as long as it seems to me to have value of some kind. Be Real:…

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2022 Reads — Books 51-55

J. Grace Pennington — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 01:50:45 +0000

Moving right along to the next five books I read last year! And I’m very grateful I decided on very short reviews back when I first started this, since I’ve read nearly 150 books since these and I’m not sure my memory is sharp enough to remember much more than that about some of these! That said, there are several…

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