January had been a stellar reading month for me until this past week. The week started out strong, but then kind of imploded for reasons both book and non-book related. It’s really a shame when your job gets in the way of reading, but that’s exactly where I am right now. The semester ended on Friday and all last week I was up to my eyeballs in grading mid-year tests, data collection, and grade reports. I’m still looking at a few more days until everything is due and I can get back to some serious reading.

Last Week’s Read

I finished The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah early last week and can truthfully say that it was ALMOST the big immersive novel that I’ve been looking for since The Heart’s Invisible Furies (my review). Though the book was just slightly shy of spectacular for me, I think Hannah’s latest will be a crowd pleaser. I’ll be reviewing The Great Alone sometime next week….

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