Category Archives: Fictionophile report

Sunday Sampler – what I’ve been up to Jan. 10-16, 2022

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Fictionophile

We are in our fourth wave of Covid-19 here in Nova Scotia, with many new cases of Omnicron daily. For that reason, most all of what I’ve been doing lately has been very close to home. I recently purchased a … Continue reading →

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2021 in review – a Fictionophile #Bookblogger Update

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Fictionophile

With 2021 now in our rear-view mirror, I thought I’d post an update on my reading and blogging for the year. I have read 131 novels: Of those 131 titles, 72 were from NetGalley – and I completed my NetGalley … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s Top Reads of 2021 – #BookRecommendations #GreatReads

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

It is that time of year again. When we all reflect back and decide which books will make our favorites list…  I always find this task extremely difficult.  This year I read 131 books, many of them spectacular, making the … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s DECEMBER 2021 Reading Wrap-Up #MonthlyWrapUp

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

In the past month I’ve read NINE titles. I enjoyed every one of them, some more than others of course. This is definitely not an uplifting story. It is a tale of hardship, of poverty, injustice, and perseverance. Of living … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s DECEMBER 2021 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Fictionophile

I’ve added EIGHT review commitments to my TBR this month. (All book descriptions are linked to Goodreads.) I received FIVE of these titles from NetGalley. AND thanks to Rachel Kennedy (Senior Publicity Manager, Century & Del Rey UK) I FINALLY … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s NOVEMBER 2021 Reading Wrap-Up #MonthlyWrapUp

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

In the past month I’ve read NINE titles. I enjoyed every one of them, some more than others of course. My review of “The Night She Disappeared” by Lisa Jewell. This was a missing persons mystery, yet it was more … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s NOVEMBER 2021 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

I’ve added SEVEN review commitments to my TBR this month. I received FIVE of these titles from NetGalley. and in November, I downloaded TWO titles from Edelweiss: (this month they didn’t offer anything that appealed to me) And this month … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday – Nov. 17, 2021 #readingforpleasure #bookbloggers #WWWWednesday #bookworms

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Fictionophile

Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday. WWW Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. I’ve linked the book descriptions to the Goodreads site for the book. Just answer the three questions below and leave … Continue reading →

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An extra hour? What to do? #bookworms #bookbloggers

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Fictionophile

When you go to bed tonight, don’t forget to change your clocks and watches back one hour. Just think, one more hour to read your book! I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and our clocks turn back at 2:00am Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s OCTOBER 2021 Reading Wrap-Up #MonthlyWrapUp

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

In the past month I’ve read TEN titles. And, would you believe it, three of them were 5 star reads! I enjoyed every one of them, some more than others of course. One obvious choice for my book of the … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s OCTOBER 2021 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

I’ve added eight review commitments to my TBR this month. I received five of these titles from NetGalley. I received “A Good Rest For Some” from Austin Macauley Publishers I received “Other People’s Children” from Simon & Schuster via Kelley … Continue reading →

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3/4 Through 2021 – a Fictionophile Update #Bookblogger

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Fictionophile

As October 1st is the three-quarter point in 2021, I thought I’d post an update on my reading and blogging so far this year. I have read 104 novels:Of those 104 titles, 55 were from NetGalley – here is my … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s SEPTEMBER 2021 Reading Wrap-Up #MonthlyWrapUp

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

In the past month I’ve read TWELVE novels. And, would you believe it, SIX of them were 5 star reads! I enjoyed every one of them, some more than others of course. WHAT A DILEMMA!  I have never had such … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s SEPTEMBER 2021 #BookHaul #Bookbloggers #TBR

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

I’ve added eight review commitments to my TBR this month. I received seven of these titles from NetGalley. I excited to be taking part in the Pushkin Press read-along for this title! Read-along began September 23rd on Instagram! Fellow book … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s AUGUST 2021 Reading Wrap-Up #MonthlyWrapUp

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

In the past month I’ve read TEN novels. I enjoyed every one of them, some more than others of course. “Margreete’s Harbor” by Eleanor Morse This was one of those novels that I just knew would become one of my … Continue reading →

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