New Beginnings!

As you can see, this is a fairly new blog, with not much to offer (yet). Soon, however, it will be filled with reviews and information about the various books I read for the millions of reasons I read them! I look forward to sharing this literary adventure with you! If you've got any recommendations for reads or for the site development, please feel free to drop me a line on the Contact Me! page! Keep turning pages! -Dana

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