Kristen Marquette

I don't know how we're to the end of 2022 already, but here we are. Total books read for the year: 125, which is about average for me....

It's been a year since I stopped doing my monthly book recommendations. The reason I stopped: it had begun to feel like work instead of...

Chapter One Josette It all happens in a split second. My ankle twists, my foot slips out of its slipper, and my big toe plows into the...

Chapter One Lima Beans and Jellybeans Wishes, they come in all sizes, some as big as the moon, others as tiny as a pea. There are the...

I turn 40 this month and I've been having a lot of mixed feelings about it. Some days I embrace it. Other days I dread it. Every decade...

June is the last month of my thirties; I turn the dreaded 4-0 in July, and I'm having mixed feelings about it. Some days I'm cool with...

This was a bit of a sad month for us. We lost six trees in our backyard because they were growing into the power lines. I miss the shade...

I'm beginning to see a pattern in my reading habits. When I abandon books I'm not completely into, I end up reading more great books....

Spring has arrived! We have warmer weather, crocuses and daffodils popping up all over, and lots of walkies for the dog. Plus, both the...

I've read so many great books this month! Despite abandoning a whopping five books, I couldn't narrow down my recommendations to just...

Well, 2021 sure started off with a bang. Insurrection. Unrest. A new president and the very first female, Black, South Asian vice...

I don't even know where to start when describing this year. The pandemic. Police brutality. Black Lives Matter movement. The election. As...

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays (if you celebrate, otherwise I hope you enjoyed your December). We were low-key as usual. Christmas...

“Something smells good in here,” Mom said, walking into the kitchen in a festive red dress. We were making gingerbread cookies in...

What a month. First the election. Then waiting for the elections results. And now we wait for 45 to concede as well as for the electors...

Happy Halloween! I feel like here in Michigan, we haven't had much of an autumn for the last several years. It's hot, there are like...

I'm pretty sure I abandoned more books this month than I actually finished.

Captain Jack Sparrow, Captain Hook, Blackbeard . . . these are the images you probably see when someone says the word pirate.

2019 was a fabulous writing year for me. I finished three manuscripts and countless rewrites. When December rolled around, I actually...

August was a good reading month.