S. D. Donley

Living the 3 R's – Reading, Writing, Reviewing

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Book Reviews

Short & sweet reviews of the books I have read. Spoiler Free!

The Spoiler Report

Plot summaries full of spoilers! DO NOT read if you do not want to know some (but not all) of the juicy details.

Original Stories

A collection of original content from short stories to chapter-by-chapter novels.

Bookish Things

A place to find a list of everything I have been reading and buying!

26 of ’26

An ongoing list of the top 26 books I read in 2026.

Book Bracket

Pitting monthly reads against one another to find a winner.

  • The end of the year is finally here! It is always a bittersweet time. Ready for 2026 to begin, while not understanding what happened to 2025. I mean, where did it go? And every time I ask that, I feel like I’m channeling my mom. With the holidays, family, and various activities, December is always

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    December Reads 2025

  • The holidays are now in full swing, and schedules are filling up. The great end-of-year rush is upon us. At least for those you don’t want to cramp it all in during December. Let’s face it, that happens whether we want it to or not. I feel I set my annual reading goal fairly low

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    November Reads 2025

  • As you can plainly see, October was not a strong month for reading. For some unknown reason, our calendar filled up really quickly. While I might not have read many books, we filled the month with an abundance of memories. Visiting the pumpkin patch, harvesting and canning a ton of green beans, homeschool activities, haunted

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    October 2025 Reads