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...

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...

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

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.

August was a good reading month.

July has been a great reading month.

I read a lot of nonfiction this month and it was a nice change of pace. I had hoped to reread two of my favorite nonfiction books--The...

I had another intro written for this month's book list, but I just couldn't post it. It was fluff. The death of George Floyd . . .

How is everyone doing during quarantine? Eric has been back in the office off and on, getting laptops and tablets prepared for teachers...

March has been a scary and surreal month, and I hope all of you are hanging in there, practicing social distancing and hand washing. My...

I read a lot of good books this month and a lot of great middle grade (9-12).

Born a Crime Piecing Me Together Blood of Elves Winterwood The Hate U Give

My husband is always asking, What book are you on now? or How many books have you read so far this year? So in 2019 I decided to keep track.