C.M. Hockenberry

Current Obsessions Helping Me Find Balance during Quarantine

Finding balance is always something I have struggled with. When January 1 rolled around, balance was something I wanted to focus on this year. Since March of this year, I have been mostly quarantining and self-isolating. I have seen a few friends and gone to a few places. However, I

The Hand On The Wall by Maureen Johnson || Review

I read The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson last year and am finally getting around to posting my review. I have said it many times before: murder mysteries are not my thing, but I love this series. We pick up not long after we left off in The

I'm an Extrovert in Solo Quarantine...

Send help! I am an extrovert through and through. When I take the MBTI, I score nearly 100% extroverted, meaning I recharge when I am with people. Being an extrovert in solo quarantine has rocked my world. Right now, staying home and social distancing are the best things we can

Review of The Vanishing Stair

Novel: The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson| Goodreads Release Date: January 22, 2019 Format: Hardcover Get it here: Amazon Synopsis All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery, but instead, she found her classmate dead. And while she solved that murder, the crimes of the

Shop your Shelf September

If you’re a book person, you probably are very familiar with the concept of a “To Be Read” pile. Unfortunately, mine is starting to feel more like a mountain. I have a terrible habit of buying books a bunch of books with the intention of reading them right away.

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