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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Auntie Nettie Reads A LOT 2011 - 3rd Quarter

If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently.

Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library or a public library. If I really, really, really like a book or an ARC, then maybe I'll mention it, pass it along, and make a hoopla.

Go forth, use your library card and READ!

July 2011
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls (Ghost Hunter Mystery) by Victoria Laurie
One of our Thursdays is Missing (A Thursday Next Novel) by Jasper Fforde
Louis May Alcott: A Personal Biography by Susan Cheever
Smokin’ Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
(book forgot to write down)
Dragon’s Time: Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey
Lord John and the Private Matter (John Grey Novel) by Diana Gabaldon
Overbite: A Novel by Meg Cabot (didn’t finish)

August 2011
The Last Letter from Your Lover: A Novel by JoJo Moyes (ARC)
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (John Grey Novel) by Diana Gabaldon
Lord John and the Hand of the Devil (John Grey Novel) by Diana Gabaldon
The Very Thought of You: A Novel by Rosie Alison (galley)
Undead and Undermined (Betsy Taylor Novel) by MaryJanice Davidson
Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant by Jennifer Grant
Heartless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel (Book 4) by Gail Carriger
Vision Impossible: A Psychic Eye Mystery (Book 9) by Victoria Laurie
The Rafters: Book 1 of the Somnambulist Saga by A.C. Montgomery (ARC) (couldn't finish, long, 1st book by young author, self-published)
Jewels of the Sun (Book 1 Gallaghers) by Nora Roberts (re-read, personal library)
Tears of the Moon (Book 2 Gallaghers) by Nora Roberts (re-read, personal library)
Heart of the Sea (Book 3 Gallaghers) by Nora Roberts (re-read, personal library)
Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris

September 2011
The Silver Boat: A Novel by Luanne Rice
Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon
An Ideal Wife: A Novel by Gemma Townley
Ghost Story: A Novel of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
(think I forgot to write one down)
Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy edited by Ellen Datlow
Books Can Be Deceiving: A Library Lover’s Mystery by Jenn McKinlay
Fly Way Home: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
Withering Tights by Louise Rennison (didn't finish)
The Little Women Letters: A Novel by Gabrielle Donnelly (EXCELLENT!!!)

Go forth and read. READ!

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