
11 Books You Can Finish In One Sitting
Ok, so I have a secret that I use when I am in a reading rut: I read something really short. I love the feeling of sitting down and finishing a book…in that sitting. I get the whole rush of cracking
Ok, so I have a secret that I use when I am in a reading rut: I read something really short. I love the feeling of sitting down and finishing a book…in that sitting. I get the whole rush of cracking a new book and getting all the way through it in compressed form. On a plane, in bed, on a long car ride, an afternoon at the beach–those short (but wonderful) books get me excited about reading again. I know I’m not the only one with this feeling because lately at The Painted Porch, I’ve been highli
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