After much encouragement from my co-worker, and the suggestion of a well-intentioned presenter on a webinar I participated in for work, (she lured me in with the promise of free audiobooks, which I have yet to come across) I downloaded the NetGalley app. From what I gather, it is an opportunity to get advanced copies of titles in hopes of receiving reviews. I didn't have much of an opportunity to play around with it, except to request access to a few audiobooks and then forgot about it. Then, I went glamping over Labor Day weekend and forgot my Kindle and physical book.🤦 After experiencing a brief meltdown, I remembered that I had the NetGalley app on my phone. I discovered an interesting title called "Dust." Reading it on my phone was challenging due to the PDF format, but I managed to finish it over the weekend. I enjoyed this book. It tells the story of a family moving to a town in southern Colorado. The father becomes increasingly introverted, keeping his daughters
Book reviews, (mostly YA) combined with the life musings of an empty nester.