A Note To All

     Hello Everyone!  I hope you are doing well and reading and or writing at this time. I want to thank those who have stayed through my health crisis and the recent Kobo problems. I do appreciate it more than you'll ever know or understand. Things have been off, so to speak, for quite awhile now. Being on a limited income makes my dreams slow way more than I would like them too. I do what I can when I can. 

   I know time is speeding by and you have others who can do what I do for you. I am so happy you do. I am still having issues with Amazon. Their policy says you can't be paid for reviews. Okay, easy enough to understand. The next sentence says, But, you have to pay us $50. I know many will say, you aren't paying them, but you so are! To post reviews, you must spend $50. THAT IS PAYING THEM!!!  They get paid by you and the vendors they do business with. They are getting paid twice. There is even a law against requiring someone to pay money so they can post reviews. Jeff  Bezos is sleeping with the President, so there will be no recourse for us regular joes. My visitor numbers dropped from 2,000 = 3,000 a day to 9. I'm not certain I can get them back at this rate. 

   I really hope you stick around but if not, thanks for stopping by.

Melanie
 

Hello to All!

I hope everyone is doing well.  I just can't seem to catch a break. I have a new issue here. My Kobo died. It's  been my companion since I got it years ago. I'm trying to get a replacement as soon as possible. My eyes are about the same. I'm just so depressed now. I miss my Kobo. 

Get  ready for Autumn to kick off as soon as it can. Remember to build your TBR pile.  The winter weather won't be that far off. I'll keep you posted.

*****UPDATE******

 Just to let you all know... I'm sort of back. I still have to take it easy though. I'm having different issues with my right eye especially. I read when I can make out the words. 

  I'm not sure when my eyes will be back like they were. I hope everyone is safe and happy.

  I hope to post three or four reviews in the next few days, eyesight willing. Take care of you!

Melanie

Health Update

   I wanted to let you all know, I'm getting there.  My eye doctor says my eyes are slowly healing. I do read for extremely short times. I'm not supposed yo strain my eyes ay all.  I get bored though with nothing to do.

  Other health issues have wandered into the situation. Some not too bad, others really throw me for a loop. Like this one- I am a diagnosed insomniac. Sleep is not my companion.. lol. Not for years. I go days at a time and never sleep. What threw me happened this week. I  fell asleep and my last thought was please let me sleep longer than 30 minutes.  I did alright. I slept for 20 HOURS!! TWENTY HOURS!!  It scared me to death! I haven't slept that long in my life. I'm the one who wakes the alarm clock up. lol  When I figured out how long I slept, I asked a serious question. DID ANYONE CHECK ON ME? Since I don't sleep, I thought perhaps one to the two kids still in the state would think hey, it's been awhile since I've seen or heard from mom, maybe I should check on her.  NOPE! Never crossed their minds.  I said so if I die at home, I won't be found for probably a week or two. No, they said, we'd check on you before then. I'm not so sure. lol  I have a couple of other issues causing problems as well. We are working on them and I am praying my eyes will be back to normal before Christmas. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Melanie

(As dictated to her daughter)

  

The Littles and Reading

              Books make such a great gift. They also help the littles read more or have someone reading to them more. I stumbled on these two Little Golden Book Biographies and was amazed.  Did they really bring biographies to children?  They certainly did!

How wonderful! I was simply amazed at these books. They do have many other biographies as well. These books will be great for third thru sixth grades. They will help them learn about important people in our lives and in the world.

Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:

Queen Elizabeth II

Audrey Hepburn

Elton John

Julie Andrews

Oprah Winfrey

   Here is a short list of some of the books. I am thrilled to share this find! Of course my littles are grown but they still see some they'd like to read.  Here are a few others.      

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Marie Currie

The Wright Brothers

Taylor Swift

Stan Lee

The Story of Strong Black Men ( five stories inside)

Simone Biles

Jackie Robinson

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

  So as you can see, the list is huge. I love when I find books that teach the littles something. This find is just terrific. Consider them when looking for a gift for the little in your life. Their favorite celebrities' might have a Little Golden Book Biography in the list.

Check them out yourself! Then pick up several for your littles library!

       

Rekindling Her Heart Virginia Barlow

    Mara Miller didn't expect her life to take the direction it did. She had other plans. Ultimately, it wasn't up to her. Fate decided how her path would go.  Mara decided she could and would make the best of it. Raising her daughter alone had never been easy but Mara did it.  Everyone abandoned her the moment they heard the word baby. 

  Bruce Moretti's life was changing too. He was moving into an apartment down the hall from Mara. He needed the change. He was dealing with his own issues and not ready for a relationship. He did notice Mara though. Would these two get acquainted or just be ships passing in the hall?

   This is a great book. The writing is solid and the characters well defined. I found this to be an easy read. It does cover some intense subjects. Light hearted and fun, you'll be able to read this in one sitting. I enjoyed this book very much. You will as well, so get your copy now.

  I found no issues.

  I gave this one 5 cheers out of 5 because it delivers in every way.

Let Me Share Something

 

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 Hello All!

I thought I'd try to explain something about the reviews. I receive on average 120 review request in a week. I try to keep the number I agree to review in a comfortable amount. I try not to over extend.  With the health issues I've run into the last 3 years, it has kept me on a very slow pace. 

  In order to help facilitate a better understanding of my schedule, I'm sharing something no one has ever known about my list.  Right now, I have over 1159 books on my Kobo waiting to be reviewed. There are 2140 books on my Kindle. I have 275 physical books here.  Then we go to the biggie. I have 11264 books on my computer to review. When I say I'm busy, I  mean it.

My Kindle is one of the original ones and very slow moving. My Kobo is also troublesome. I am unsure how much longer either  of them will last. The question is, how do I replace them?  I also am having trouble with Amazon allowing me to post reviews. Their policy of having to spend $50 a year to post reviews of any kind is ILLEGAL! You can not require payment for such reviews. They know this and so does my attorney.

How to leave a book rating or review on Amazon (even if you didn’t buy your book there).

   The answer is: You can leave a rating or review for a book that you didn't purchase on the site.  

Amazon ratings/reviews are important to authors  The Consumer Review Fairness Act was passed in response to reports that some businesses try to prevent people from giving honest reviews about products or services they received.