Month: December 2024

• december 2024 wrap-up

  December Wrap-up I’m ending the year of 2024 with 4 books completed, my new norm. I’m heading into 2025 with The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien and The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. I may take a few breaks (currently with Evelyn Hardcastle), as I definitely am craving books…

  Alessandra DeFonzo

  December 31, 2024

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  2024, claudia bishop, currently reading, julian barnes, Lucy score, mark twain, monthly wrapups

• tbr stack from a wholesale lot

  Only two of these books were on my radar before. And the rest of them? They just looked too interesting to sell before diving into them myself. Even if that means they’ll sit in the house for at least a year before I crack them open. I found such interesting books at my favorite bookstore…

  Alessandra DeFonzo

  December 20, 2024

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  2024, bookstore, musings

• when homesteading comes before reading and posts

  Writing plans for tonight? They were to put the finishing touches on my first reel that I’ve worked on since maybe April. Homesteading threw us for a loop with a surprise for the last 6 hours. I was not expecting these little guys for 3 more months.

  Alessandra DeFonzo

  December 14, 2024

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  currently reading, homesteading, julian barnes, sense of an ending

• a late november wrap-up

  I had no new favorite books this past November. It seems unfortunate that I am not reading anywhere near what I was this time last year, or even at the beginning of this year. But I guess I need to remember that my priorities have changed and being a mom and taking care of our…

  Alessandra DeFonzo

  December 7, 2024

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  AJ Hackwith, Joe Hill, lisa jewell, monthly wrapups, neil gaiman, November