Monthly Archives: April 2024

Book Review and Blog Tour: Death in the Crypt by Fliss Chester

Posted on April 30, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is expecting the cathedral crypt to be full of dry old bones. But when she finds a body murdered just moments before, she’ll need divine inspiration to solve her most mysterious case yet… Winchester, … Continue reading →

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Book Blitz, Review, and Giveaway: Just a Hat

Posted on April 30, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

JUST A HAT By SHANAH KHUBIAR Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970s Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Page Count: 254 Publication Date: July 18, 2023 Scroll down for giveaway! Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Elemental Dragons

Posted on April 28, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

MAGICAL ELEMENTS OF THE PERIODIC TABLE PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY BY THE ELEMENTAL DRAGONS Magical Elements of the Periodic Table, Book 2 By Sybrina Durant Children’s Picture Book / STEM / Chemistry Publisher: Sybrina Publishing Page Count: 44 Publication Date: March 9, … Continue reading →

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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Elemental Dragons

Posted on April 26, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

If you’ve got upper elementary or middle school readers who love science and would like an engaging way to learn about the periodic table, you need this book! Y’all can check back for my full review on May 1. MAGICAL … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: This Familiar Heart by Babette Fraser Hale

Posted on April 25, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

THIS FAMILIAR HEART: AN IMPROBABLE LOVE STORY by Babette Fraser Hale Memoir / Relationships / Aging / Grief Publisher: Winedale Publishing Date of Publication: April 2, 2024 Number of Pages: 312 pages In this intimate rendering of a relationship, we … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Friday and Book Blogger Hop: April 19, 2024

Posted on April 19, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: A Beggar’s Bargain by Jan Sikes

Posted on April 18, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

A BEGGAR’S BARGAIN The Bargainer Series, Book One by Jan Sikes Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Publisher: Fresh Ink Group Date of Publication: March 12, 2024 Number of Pages: 324 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! A shocking proposal that changes … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Amethyst, the Shallows by Kellye Abernathy

Posted on April 16, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

AMETHYST, THE SHALLOWS by Kellye Abernathy YA / Magical Realism / Coming of Age Publisher: Atmosphere Press Page Count: 296 pages Publication Date: February 6, 2024 Scroll down for a giveaway! “This is a night for being brave.” In the … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Shahrazad’s Gift by Gretchen McCullough

Posted on April 8, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

SHAHRAZAD’S GIFT by Gretchen McCullough Contemporary Fiction / Linked Short Stories / Humor Publisher: Cune Press Date of Publication: February 20, 2024 Number of Pages: 198 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Shahrazad’s Gift is a collection of linked short stories … Continue reading →

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Word of the Week: April 8, 2024 – Solar Eclipse Edition

Posted on April 8, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Word of the Week: a bookish meme hosted here on Mondays in which we share a word that we find entertaining, enlightening, edifying, or just plain fun to say! Share your own word on your blog, then help me grow … Continue reading →

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