Hello my lovelies! It's me!
Honest.
It's really me! I'm back! (Well, kinda anyway.)
I logged on today with trepidation. I figured after almost six months of no contact on here, that all my lovely followers had probably given up on me. But no! You didn't! And so I am rewarding your patience with a new post. Isn't that wonderful?!
Anyway, suffice it to say, the last several months have been crazy. And it's not looking like it'll change anytime soon. So what does that mean? Combine having no internet (*gasp* I know!) with my laptop deciding to go the way of all broken electronics, and what do you get but very little contact with Kara. *sigh* Sadness for everyone! :(
On the plus side, I will do my utmost to borrow other computers and post occassionally. (Hopefully anyway.) But I don't know how much I'll be able to visit others, or respond to comments. Although I'll try really, really, really hard to keep up!!!! Promise!! :)
Meanwhile, I trust you all are doing well. If you've wondered if I've even had time to read in the last little while, the answer is a resounding 'yes!'. If you've a notion to, click over to my goodreads page and see for yourself. I haven't posted extensive reviews, but I have updated my list of finished books. So yay for that! If you don't care to skip over there, then here is a couple standouts for your reading pleasure.
Must Reads:
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson
Dear Mr. Knightly by Katherine Reay
I also really enjoyed:
The Ruby Red trilogy by Kerstin Gier
Secret Society Girl series by Diana Peterfreund
So.
There you have it.
A small little update from me. Don't give up on me please!
Pretty please?
Yay!
Don't know when I'll next check in, but til then....
Hi Kara!! It's so good to see you again. :-)
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree, Dear Mr. Knightley is a must read. I'm happy to hear Blackmoore is a must as well. I haven't heard of the others, I need to check into them.
Hi Kate! Thanks for the welcome back! It's good to be around here again. :)
DeleteDMK is wonderful, isn't it? Cannot wait for Lizzy & Jane! And Blackmoore is definitely worth reading. Let me know if you do, and what you thought. :)
Welcome back, Kara! I haven't given up on you- I know how life can interrupt blogging. Sometimes its a good thing, but I love the blogging community and currently don't want to fully give it up. :-) Sorry about your lap top- hope everything else is fine with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm certainly planning on reading "Dear Mr. Knightley." Usually, I'm not much into contemporary-setting books, but this one has caught my eye. Just need to find a copy...and finish most of my review books, first. I've gotten myself mired into a whole stack of them- just six more to go.
Thank you so much, Grace! And my laptop worries have been taken care of, thank goodness. I hope you do read DMK, it's definitely worth it! And good luck to you with your review books. I'll look forward to reading your reviews soon! :)
DeleteKara, welcome back! We're thrilled and happy for this little update even if you're not "officially" back. Of course, we won't give up on ya. Update when you can and don't worry about being "on top" of everything. We're here when you can be here. :)
ReplyDelete*hugs*
Thanks for the book rec's - interested in that last one!
Thank you ever so much, my friend! :) And the Secret Society Girl series is quite entertaining. I've had my eye on them for a while and finally saw them at the library. Definitely a lot of fun! :)
DeleteGlad to have you back!! Thankful for the little update :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jamie! It's so good to be back. :D
DeleteHey! I was the wondering about you. Welcome back.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteKara!! Great to hear from you again. :) Lord willing, we'll still be here whenever you get a chance to check in with us! Always awesome to chat books with you. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've been enjoying some fabulous reads! Loved Blackmoore and Dear Mr. Knightley. I also liked the first book in the Ruby Red trilogy - how were Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green?
~Amber
Hi Amber! It's wonderful to be back around here. And thank you! :)
DeleteThe Ruby Red trilogy is lots of fun. While not perfect, they nevertheless kept me up very late finishing the entire series in one night. Yes! You read that right. I was so happy to find all three at the library and proceeded to devour them once I was home. If you enjoyed the first one, I'd say you'll definitely enjoy the other two. Let me know what you think if you read them! :)
Hey girl!
ReplyDeleteHope your laptop-internet situation gets fixed soon! I think I would go mad!
Best of luck
Hey there, Alex! It has and trust me, I about did. But yay for new laptops!!! :D
DeleteYou're back! Yayyyyy!
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to read "Blackmoore", by Julianne Donaldson for a while now. Thanks for bringing it to my attention again :)
Thank you for that lovely welcome back, Eva! And you should definitely read Blackmoore, it's a wonderful story. Let me know if you have and what you thought! :)
DeleteHe Kara! Great to see a post from you again. Glad to hear you've at least had time for reading, what would life be without that?
ReplyDeleteHope to hear from you again soon and good luck with your internet-computer situation
Hi Birdie! Thank you. And yep! Life would be rather sad without books to read. ;) And thanks for the thoughts. My computer situation has been fixed now (yay!), and I'm figuring out the internet problem. So woohoo for that! :D
DeleteNo internet AND a dead laptop? You poor dear! You know, if all you want is internet, the Chromebooks are pretty cheap and work fine. IF all you want is internet. My hubby got one for when he travels for work and likes it pretty well.
ReplyDeleteAnd meanwhile... Happy Easter!
Er, I meant if all you want to do is use the internet. You'd still have to be someplace with wifi.
DeleteHello Hamlette, my friend! Thanks for the suggestion. I did look at them, but decided not to go that route. I so appreciate that you thought of it for me though! I hadn't heard of those before, so it was very helpful. :) And I have this awesome, lovely, wonderful, and amazing new library that's open late. So I now have wifi access! Yay!
DeleteI hope you had a wonderful Easter yourself. Mine was wonderful. :) I desperately need to catch up with your blogs. Hope to visit over there soon!
You know, the great thing about blogs is that (as long as their owners don't delete them) they're not going anywhere. Glad you're back online!
DeleteMe too! Thanks. :D
DeleteI haven't given up on you! :D I'm so sorry your laptop broke! :(
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much, my friend! I'm determined to get back in the groove of things here soon. Which means I can visit your blog hopefully! :) And my laptop situation has been fixed, so yay for that! (Thanks for the thoughts. Much appreciated.)
DeleteThree cheers for you, Kara!
ReplyDeleteThanks my dear! SO good to see your name pop up in my comment section. I miss chatting with you! Hope you're doing well yourself.
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