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Fictionophile’s MAY 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

May turned out to be a productive month – reading wise, probably due mostly to the fact that Nova Scotia is still in lockdown. In the past month I’ve read thirteen novels.  I had aimed for a dozen, but managed … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s APRIL 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Fictionophile

April turned out to be a productive month – reading wise. In the past month I’ve read twelve novels.  I had designated April 2021 as a ‘NetGalley‘ month, so all twelve of my reads were books that I had downloaded … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile Blog Update – First Quarter of 2021

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

Yes folks, 2021 has reached the 1/4 mark. In an effort to keep organized and structure my reading, I’ve compiled this post to track my reading progress since January 1st. I have read 35 books so far this year and … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s MARCH 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

March turned out to be a productive month – reading wise. In the past month I’ve read twelve novels and two novellas.  There are many stellar reads here, and truth be told I enjoyed them all and none of them … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s February 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Fictionophile

Despite it being the shortest month of the year, I managed to read twelve titles in February. This is a personal best for me and I hope I can maintain the pace in future months so as to get a … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s January 2021 reading wrap-up

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

Here are the TEN books that I read during the month of January. Many stellar reads here, and truth be told I enjoyed them all. Despite this, my two favourites of the month have to be “The Secrets of Strangers” … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s Top Reads of 2020 – #BookRecommendations

Posted on December 30, 2020 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 108 books, many of them spectacular, making the … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile updates – a new month September 2020

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Fictionophile

A year that all of us will remember – most of us NOT in a good way.  As the autumn nears here in Nova Scotia, we are all keeping our fingers crossed that a second wave of Covid-19 does not … Continue reading →

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Challenge Ended – 20 Books of Summer – Success and Failure #20BooksOfSummer20

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Fictionophile

Back at the beginning of the summer I joined Cathy’s “20 Books of Summer Challenge” which ran from June 1st until September 1st, 2020 At that time I vowed to read the following 20 books:Did I succeed? Yes and No. … Continue reading →

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Edelweiss Challenge stats and Fictionophile updates

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Fictionophile

Hello lovely blogging friends. Believe it or not, we are past the halfway point of 2020. Some, like me, wish that 2020 could be a ‘do-over’ as both personally and worldwide, it has been a bit of a DUD. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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4,000 Followers Giveaway – and the winner is….

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Fictionophile

In June, Fictionophile reached the 4,000 followers milestone.  To celebrate, and to thank you all for supporting my blog, I hosted a The winner receives an Amazon gift card I used the “Random Name Picker” web tool to choose from … Continue reading →

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Half-way – Fictionophile 2020 biannual report

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Fictionophile

Yes, folks we are now halfway through 2020. And what a year it has been! Unprecedented for all of us. Who would have thought that the world could have taken such a divergent path? As everyone in the world will … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 4,000 followers! #Giveaway time!

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Fictionophile

I am beyond delighted to report that Fictionophile has just passed the 4,000 follower milestone.  When I retired from my library career, in early 2017, I had only 52 followers, so the blog has come a long way since I’ve … Continue reading →

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Home Safe – a lovely break in these stressful times

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Fictionophile

After almost three weeks away, we have arrived home safe and healthy. We flew to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and then boarded a cruise ship which stopped at Curaçao, Aruba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatamala, Mexico, and then on to San Diego, … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas – Happy Holidays – from Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Fictionophile

I’ll be away from my computer for a few days celebrating with my family. This year we have a LOT to celebrate.  A new baby grandson, a new job for my daughter (who has a Christmas Eve birthday), and much … Continue reading →

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