April Books

This made-up word of the month needs little explanation. BOOKOARDING noun 1. the act of accumulating books for future use. “There aren’t any empty surfaces in my house due to my ...

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Fall is finally here and for once I'm managing to get this post out on time! The last few weeks have been busy as far as my personal life is concerned. Work has kept me busy, but I managed to get...

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Out of all the words I've made up for this series this is one of my favorites. In the pre-e-book days this word would have been in my vocabulary all the time, now I'd use it less often as buying...

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Once again my monthly wrap-up post is late. But, I'm glad to say that I'm reading a little more consistently, writing more, and have even gotten through some beta critiques on Unraveling in the ...

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After barely blogging last month, and skipping July's Made-Up Word of the Month, I'm back and I'm blogging about those feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, by making up...

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3.5 STARS. A FAST-PACED YA PARANORMAL NOVEL WITH A SOLID PLOT. Spark of Fire by Grace Anthony is a fun YA read about reapers and shifters. Anthony has created a mythology that is familiar a...

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So, if you follow my blog on a regular basis, I'm sure you noticed that I was MIA all of July. I kind of just fell off the map for the month. No blog posts, no activity on Twitter or any of my so...

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Once again I'm blogging about those feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, by making up words to describe them. Each month, on the last Monday of the month, I'll post a ne...

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So, I'm really excited to share this cover with everyone. I actually like it better than the cover of the first book, Unearthed After Sunset. I also have some goodies to share. Along with the co...

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It's only May, but Summer is here, and I've gotten a little distracted from my writing and reading by the sunshine. But, I do have some things I've been working on and some things to share. So, r...

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Once again I'm blogging about those feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, by making up words to describe them. Each month, on the last Monday of the month, I'll post a n...

http://laurynapril.blogspot.com/2018/05/made-up-word-of-month-imaginattraction_28.html

We finally got some decent weather at the end of April and it did great things for my mood and the writer's block I was dealing with at the beginning of the month. After a rough month, feeling l...

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2 STARS. UNLIKEABLE LOVE INTEREST. Snatch Girl is a fast-paced and intense thrill ride, but I was unable to get past the romanticized abuse that runs rampant throughout the story. This book ...

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Once again I'm blogging about those feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, by making up words to describe them. Each month, on the last Monday of the month, I'll post a n...

http://laurynapril.blogspot.com/2018/04/made-up-word-of-month-charalamentation.html

I've been a huge supporter of self-published writers for years now. I love self-publishing, I love to self-publish and I created the #IndieBookGoal2018 challenge to encourage people to read more ...

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March was a rough month for me. Book sales weren't great, and I've fallen into a bit of a funk.  READING: BOOKS REVIEWED IN MARCH: I finished Veiled by Stacey Rourke - 4 Stars. I al...

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4.5 STARS. SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS DRACULA WITH TIME TRAVEL. Set a number of years after That Scoundrel Emile Dubois  and the stand-alone Ravensdale , Where Worlds Meet opens with our charac...

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Once again I'm blogging about those feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, by making up words to describe them. Each month, on the last Monday of the month, I'll post a ne...

http://laurynapril.blogspot.com/2018/03/made-up-word-of-month-fantastorize.html

I have lots of things on my bucket list, most of which involve wanting to do more traveling. And, hopefully, over the next sixty or so years, I'll be able to cross most of those things off my li...

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4 STARS. V FOR VENDETTA MEETS BUFFY. Veiled is a gritty crime drama with vampires that looks at the politics of a world aware of the undead deciding whether or not to allow them to integrate i...

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I know February is a short month, but it feels like its short a week instead of just a few days. This month flew by and I definitely didn't get as much done this month as I wanted. READING...

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Once again I'm blogging about those feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, by making up words to describe them. Each month, on the last Monday of the month, I'll post a ne...

http://laurynapril.blogspot.com/2018/02/made-up-word-of-month-disreadspect.html

When I first got into self-publishing in 2011/2012 it was hard work to put out a quality book and get sales, but I did it, and I was able to do it without spending an arm and a leg. My first nove...

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January was a crazy month. I posted the 2018 Indie Book List and plan to keep adding to it over the year. I've already picked out my first few reads from the list to meet my pledge of reading 1...

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I realized the other day that there are certain feelings and experiences that only book lovers can understand, but the words to explain these things simply don't exist in the English language. So...

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