This is the first book I’ve read by author Elise Hooper, and I can safely say it will not be my last. Set in present-day San Francisco with flashbacks to pre-WWI to post-WWII, this book will have you intrigued from…

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I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based art and lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs. I’ve always enjoyed making every moment special, even the most ordinary of moments, and believe that there is beauty in the everyday. Learn More...
This is the first book I’ve read by author Elise Hooper, and I can safely say it will not be my last. Set in present-day San Francisco with flashbacks to pre-WWI to post-WWII, this book will have you intrigued from…
I’m officially one week into my second term of nursing school and up to my eyeballs in chemistry terms. I’m reading a novel by a New Zealand author whenever I have a spare moment, with more author Q&As coming your…
This is another month filled with stories about strong women. In Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘em Dead, our heroine must figure out who wants her ex-husband dead while keeping her children out of harm’s way. In Nothing Ever Happens Here, Shelby…
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A Beauty Queen’s Guide to Murder and Mayhem (part of a series featuring a stable hand-turned-beauty queen/amateur detective) is yet another favorite of mine from author Kristen Bird. The story, which is set in the small town of Aubergine, Virginia…
Is it spring yet? After some warmer days, it’s back to cold weather again, but we got some Daffodil bulbs, Tete a Tete daffodils, and hyacinths planted just before the cold, rainy days set in. It’s so nice seeing the…
Order this book and thank me later… those are the first words that came to mind when I sat down to write the review for A Curse for the Homesick. It’s one of those books that you’ll stay up late…
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I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs.
I hope through following along with me you will see the beauty in the ordinary everyday moments.
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