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Five Star Reads: August Update

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   2019 has been a great reading year for me filled with many five star books. I have recommended many authors and their works. But un til my final list is revealed, here is the latest installment of my monthly tally.  Follow me from now until December 30 as I add more five star reads and see what books are placing as the highly coveted spot of my Number 1 Book of 2019!   5 Star Reads So Far : August 2019 Update ( in alphabetical order with review links attached. Not all books were released in 2019. These are books that I read in 2019. )   A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni   Bird Box by Josh Malerman Black Rab bit Hall by Eve Chase   The Bone Farm by Dean Koontz   Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Death and Glory by Rick Remender and Bengal Elektra: Always Bet on Red by Matt Owens, Elizabeth Torque and Juann Cabal Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Hide and Seek by Mary Burton L

August Wrap-Up and September TBR

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!       August was a crazy month of traveling and working. Thankfully I managed to read 4 Five Star books. With three days at Fan Expo Boston, I had to fit in a graphic novel. The event was a lot of fun and managed to bring home some awesome reads. September is relatively quiet for me, which gives me more time to read. I look forward to see what I can fit in next month.    I hope that you are all enjoying your Summer so far.       Books I read in August (in alphabetical order. Any reviews are highlighted): Death and Glory by Rick Remender and Bengal Hide and Seek by Mary Burton The Shining by Stephen King Someone We Know by Shari Lapena (review coming soon) Favorite Book of the Month: September TBR A Cold T r ail by Robert Dugoni The Fireman by Joe Hill Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor One

Book Review: The Shining by Stephen King (A Re-Read)

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Four years ago I read and reviewed the Shining by Stephen King. In 2015 my focus was very different, as were my reading habits. With the Doctor Sleep film arriving in November of this year, I decided that it was time to travel back to the Overlook Hotel. I looked forward to how I will interpret this novel today compared to 2015. What I came away with was a completely different telling of this tale that chilled me even further to the bone.   The Shining is written by Stephen King. It is published by Penguin Random House Publishing, under their Anchor Books imprint. Originally published in 1977, this classic horror novel introduces us to the Torrance family. When young Danny Torrance's father, John, is fired from his teaching job at a prestigious school, his parents struggle to survive on their meager finances. With divorce always looming in his mother Wendy's mind, Danny does his best to stay optimistic. H