Author: Halliday
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 30, 2025
It’s June 30, the last day of the month. Summer is fully underway and it has been hot. I’ve gotten to spend some time reading in the shade while my daughter splashes in her pool. I’ll admit there’s also been some hiding in the air conditioned spaces with books too. This week I read through…
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 23, 2025
We’ve already reached June 23: my birthday! My daughter is officially on her summer break and we’re getting into the swing of this season. Just yesterday I spent the day wandering Cape Cod and visiting shops on The Cape and Islands Book Store Trail. Over this past week, I managed to off the book I’d…
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 16, 2025
We’ve already reached June 16! This month is really flying by. We’re now only a week away from my birthday! My daughter has finished her last week of the school year, and I just bought a car over the weekend. I’m not sure how I found any reading time, but I did. This week I…
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 9, 2025
The first full week of June is complete and we’ve reached June 9. Excluding audiobooks, beta reads, and my daughter’s storytime, I actually only read one book this week. That’s a first since I started my weekly series! My only sister’s wedding to her partner of 12 years took priority over my usual reading time,…
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Weekly Reading Recap: June 2, 2025
A new month is upon us! We’ve reached June 2, the first Monday of the new month. This week, I got to two ARCs (advance reader copies) that I’ve really been looking forward to. The first was a sequel to a book I had a lot of fun with. The second had a synopsis I…
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 26, 2025
We’ve reached May 26, the last Monday of the month! Next week we’ll already be in June, marking the halfway point of the year. This week, I finished off the book I’d already started at the time of my last post, then got to a pair of books I’d been gifted to celebrate the release…
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 19, 2025
Another Monday is upon us. We’re now at May 19 and that means I’ve completed another week of reading. Since my sister’s bridal shower was this past weekend, I didn’t have a lot of time to sit still. I managed to get a few books in anyway! Here’s the recap. 1. A Fire in the…
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Andover Bookstore – Andover, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. We’ve been very excited for this one. We made our way out to Andover Bookstore, which is the oldest continuously operating bookstore in the entirety of…
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 12, 2025
We have reached May 12. Another week has passed us by. This week, I read through an advance reader copy (ARC) of a book that will be coming out tomorrow. I then started a library book that’s been sitting on my shelf for a few weeks. It’s the first in a series, and I’ve actually…
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Quaboag Books – West Brookfield, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. This time, we made the drive out to West Brookfield, MA to visit Quaboag Books, formerly known as Book Bear. The place is enormous! It’s an…
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Weekly Reading Recap: May 5, 2025
We’re starting the first full week of the new month! We’ve already reached May 5. This past week flew by for me, but I managed to finish two books and start a third. The first was an advance reader copy (ARC) of a book that will be coming out very soon. The second was a…
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Moon and Back Bookstore – Medford, MA
We love books and we love exploring! My partner and I are day-tripping around my home state of Massachusetts to check out all the independent bookstores we can find. This time, while on the North of Boston Book Trail, we visited Moon and Back Bookstore in Medford, MA. They specialize in books for kids, and…