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Art Therapy and Music Therapy Bundle: (Expressive Arts, Movement Therapy, Art Therapy Trauma, Therapy Books)Art Therapy and Music Therapy Bundle: by Paul Catalani
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When I was a music major, this was the direction I was heading. Music Therapy. That and art therapy make so much sense to me. Anything that can move your spirit and express emotions can bring the psychic mind closer to finding help.

If you want to know some basics about these theories, this is the book for you. It was a fast read. Well, listen as I used Kindle Text-to-speech. It did stir up my interests again.

I picked this one up in 2015; I’m only just now getting to reading and reviewing it. Sorry. I was worth the read, though.

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Sisters of the Midnight SunSisters of the Midnight Sun by Fiona Valpy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this copy of Fiona Valpy’s from NetGalley. I feel so blessed to get to read, well, listen to this story using Kindle’s text-to-speech.

The story starts with two women getting to know each other. Both in grief. Soon we learn their stories. I don’t want to give too much away because the depth of their lives and loves is the best part of the adventure.

War. Interrupts life, and this part of the story about survival is the saddest.

Stories about families and loved ones are my favorite kind of story. I loved this book so much. I highly recommend it. I can’t wait for it to be an audiobook, as I would love to hear the languages, if not the accents, of the people in this book.

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Cursed (Cursed Magic #1)Cursed by Casey Odell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A four-star rating is pushing it. Mainly because I decided to try to read Book Two, I’m hoping it will get better. I picked this first book up in 2013. I kept putting off reading it. I was getting tired of Young Adult books, even then. Most are so angsty. Sadly, thirteen years later, I feel the same way.

The story started interesting enough, but as soon as the main character gets with the elves, the angst starts. ‘Why doesn’t he pay more attention to me? I can’t help myself; I have to kiss him. I know he’s bad for me, etc., etc.’

I pushed myself to get through this with Kindle Text-to-Speech. But it still was hard to read/listen to.

Okay, I will admit I was probably not the preferred audience; 76 is not YA, except in my own mind.

By the way, you can get this as a Kindle Unlimited title. Maybe you’ll like it better than I did.

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Poetic Justice: A Rascal Todd Mystery Featuring Brody ThompsonPoetic Justice: A Rascal Todd Mystery Featuring Brody Thompson by Dan Antion
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m sorry it took so long to get through this. It was the only book I was trying to actually read. I do so much better with audiobooks. I tried to set up the Kindle text-to-speech, but it didn’t bring up the voice I usually choose. I didn’t like the voice that came up, and I didn’t want to fiddle around to find it. So I made this book be for eyes only. Little by little, I finished the book. And even then, the story held together, and I found a lot I loved about it.

This is based on a topic I have second-hand knowledge about. The way Viet Nam Vets were treated by the government and personally. My husband has a lot of PTSD and health issues that were the result of what happened there. So I was personally involved in the story. I never seemed to lose the thread the book was pursuing.

I loved the poetry written by the homeless person pointing to the wrongs done.

I absolutely loved the author, Brody, as he tackled the story from the points of view of an amateur detective and an author.

The author of the book, Dan Antoin, and his cohort, Willow Willers(Willowdot21), are both blogging friends of mine. I love the job they did with this story.

I could tell that I was late getting into a series, but the book holds together quite well, even though I don’t have the characters down since book one, but I can see there is history here.

If I get to the series, I think I will try to find audiobooks so I can feel the personalities more deeply.

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Since I don’t have a book review ready, I’m still reading the books, I thought it a good time to share what I’m working on.

Dragon number 2 is coming along.
Hat ribbing almost halfway done. This after frogging nearly this much due mistakes.

Though I’m working on the socks when my hands let me but the progress doesn’t show so much.

Mostly I’ve been trying to catch up with reading. Have you seen my TBR/Currently Reading shelf?

Except, mine are Kindle or Audible.


This was my favorite of the Memory House series. The series doesn’t have so many characters in common. Instead, there are threads of common ground. People meeting and supporting others. This book started sadly, but stick with it as magic will happen. Common sense and caring. Those are the silver threads. I don’t think that was a spoiler. Just the gift of these books.

This book was the last of the series, and it, too, was a Kindle Unlimited. These are short books that took only a couple of nights to read. I think you’ll like them. A nice escape from the stress of life right now.


Baby Girl (Memory House, #4)Baby Girl by Bette Lee Crosby

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the book that was at the bottom (oldest) of my TBR shelf. Because it is book 4 in the series, I went back to read the first 3 so I wouldn’t be lost. So really, I added 4 books to read one. And truth be known, any of these books could be read alone and still be interesting. There are other characters mentioned from other of Ms. Crosby’s works, but the names fall by the wayside. It reminds me of real life. When you meet someone new, they will mention other people in their associates. You don’t have to know them. Just stay open to get to know the person presented. Did that make sense?

I thought this would be one of my favorites. In fact, this is my least liked of the books. I didn’t like the main character much. But I stuck with it, and by the end, I think I understood her better. I was glad to move on to the next book. And to finally have freed space on the TBR. Which quickly got filled back up.

By the way, this is listed as Kindle Unlimited, if that helps you decide. And it is text-to-speech enabled. Enjoy.

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What the Heart Remembers (Memory House, #3)What the Heart Remembers by Bette Lee Crosby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

There are always new people to greet. We met Max in the Loft. This story follows her as she tries to determine whether her dreams are worth pursuing.

I don’t like romance. But I love books about people finding their way. This book includes a little romance, but stick with it. There is more to the story.

This might have been the shortest of the Memory House books, as I got through it very quickly.

Once again, Bette Lee Crosby writes an engaging story. Text-to-speech helps me. This was on Kindle Unlimited.

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The Loft (Memory House, #2)The Loft by Bette Lee Crosby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a nice series. Though there is a bit of romance, what I like about each one is getting to know other people, characters, and philosophies, as well as the magic of life. They help us see how family grows, even those not blood-related.

After meeting the main characters in the first book, Memory House, we now watch their relationships grow or diminish. Life does as life does, boringly predictable with occasional accidents. And the characters live.

Bette Lee Crosby can tell a story. She keeps the reader involved in her world.

This copy was a Kindle Unlimited using text-to-speech. It was so good I had to pick up the next to get my Memory House fix.

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Memory House (Memory House, #1)Memory House

by Bette Lee Crosby

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is my second reading of this book. I stand by my first review. Except I have since read so many books by Bette Lee Crosby, so I felt more at home as I read it. I had the fourth and fifth books of this series on my TBR shelf. So I decided I should start it again, so I wouldn’t be lost. I did enjoy this and raised the star rating because of it. I love the friendships developed here and the curiosities of the histories of things and people in life. We should all follow these nudges of wanting to know more. By the way, I read this through Kindle text-to-speech.
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I was given this book by the author for an honest review.

I usually like Bette Lee Crosby’s stories. This one was no different. I liked the story. I liked the characters. I liked watching the main character grow into a better life than the one she had before.

Does this feel like it is leading somewhere? Well, it is. After getting to know the not-so-good current flame and watching it fade out, I was looking forward to getting to know the bicycle rider and the new flame. The book seems to assume that you remember these characters from other books. Um… no. I think the story would have done better had that assumption not ruled the day. It all seemed to end far too abruptly. For all the buildup to the magick the memory house contains, it just fizzled and left me wanting to throw the book away. I don’t feel that way often. But I just felt cheated.

Still, outside of the literary crash landing at the end, I liked the book. Maybe folks who don’t read 150 books a year would remember more characters from other books by the same author. I have trouble remembering my own name, so…

Anyway, there seem to be a lot of 5-star ratings, so maybe you would love it, too. Enjoy.

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