Yesterday, I was on Facebook checking out my Facebook memories and also my Facebook feed.
During my time spent scrolling on my Facebook feed, I discovered that Penguin Random House Audio Publishing was offering a very cool giveaway called, Maker's Magic!
According to the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing website, Maker's Magic is:
Crafting and audiobooks go together like a needle and thread. Enter to win a crafting kit of your choice (knit, crochet, or embroider), complete with wireless headphones and a romantic audiobook from Penguin Random House Audio.
No purchase necessary to enter this giveaway. It is open to US residents, 18+ and runs through April 22, 2026.
And, yes, for inquiring minds, I did sign up for this giveaway! I'm a knitter (and crochet newbie too!!). I love to knit simple projects while listening to audiobooks. I am hoping to win the knitting giveaway.
Good luck to you if you decide to enter one of this giveaway.
Click on link above to learn more about Maker's Magic and also to enter the giveaway.
I listened to The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King, which is well narrated by Mare Winningham. This book has been on my reading wishlist for a number of years and I am glad to have finally read it at last!!
I haven't read many books written by Stephen King. I think The Gingerbread Girl may be the 4th thing I've read by Stephen King and I'd say The Gingerbread Girl is my favorite work written by Stephen King to date.
The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King has a good storyline and is very engaging! Stephen King writes very well and draws the reader in and doesn't let go. I couldn't wait to discover how the story ended. The suspense was killing me as to what would happen...
Essentially, Em, the main character, is staying at her father's old conch shack in Vermillion Key, Florida as she decides on the next step in her life after the tragic loss of her baby and the fallout of her marriage with her husband after the loss of their baby. Em turns to running after the loss of their baby, which her husband doesn't understand. So, Em decides to separate from her husband and reflect on the next step to take while in Vermillion Key.
Em learns about a man named, Pickering, from the guard while staying in Varmillion Key. The guard warns Em to stay away from Pickering as he is a man with very sketchy behavior. Unfortunately, Em has a run in with Pickering and this is where the suspense begins.
It's touch and go as to whether Em will escape from Pickering or not! Stephen King plays a good game of cat and mouse with the reader.
Below is the publisher's summary for The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King , which I discovered on Goodreads:
In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Em starts running. Soon she runs from her husband, to the airport, down to the Florida Gulf, and out to the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key, where her father has offered the use of a conch shack he has kept there for years. Em keeps up her running - barefoot on the beach, sneakers on the road - and sees virtually no one.
This is doing her all kinds of good, until one day she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering. Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. Will Em be next?
I am giving The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.
Until my next post, happy reading!!
From bestselling BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY (Scott Pilgrim) and superstar newcomer LESLIE HUNG! Lottie Person is a glamorous fashion blogger living her best life—at least that’s what she wants you to think. The truth is, her friends are terrible people, her boyfriend traded her up for someone younger, her allergies are out of control, and she may or may not have killed somebody! SNOTGIRL VOL. 1 is the perfect introduction to one of 2016’s most buzzed-about titles! Collects SNOTGIRL #1-5.
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Top Ten Tuesday was originally created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Below are ten works of fiction I would like to read that are set in places on my travel bucket list. The books are not listed in any order of importance.
I am addicted to playing chess! I joined Duolingo last year and I have started learning better chess strategies through Duolingo. I also enjoy playing chess games with other people around the world via the Duolingo app.
Because of my (relatively new) found love of playing chess, I couldn't pass up reading Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj.
Prior to reading Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj, I'd heard about Bobby Fischer. But honestly, I didn't know much about his life other than he was a US chess protege and chess grand master.
Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer is a rather quick read as it is a graphic novel/work of nonfiction. I liked the artwork for this book and I definitely learned a lot about Bobby Fischer. It was definitely sad to learn that he fell victim to mental illness and that he also fell for conspiracy theories. This is such a tragedy as Bobby Fischer was such a talented chess player.
I am giving Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer by Julian Voloj a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.
Until my next post, happy reading!!
