The Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #1

Welcome to the Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up!

Every Wednesday I will be sharing my latest read – which could be a cookbook, a celebrity chef biography or memoir, a lifestyle book, a gardening book, a homemaking book or maybe even a cozy kitchen mystery book. They may be paper books, eBooks, or audio books. I have challenged myself to read or listen to at least one book per week, and I plan to share that with you all here.

In addition to my Book Report, there will be a Book Report LInky – a chance for all of you to share your own book review blog post (ONE per blog, please). We want to see what had you page flipping, can’t put it down, totally captivated.

Lastly will be a Featured post from the previous week’s shared posts. This will be a post picked at random by the host. Each host will likely pick their own feature – so that’s three chances to be featured!

If you have any suggestions for me on book I should check out – please let me know!

Title:

Old-fashioned on Purpose: Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life (audio book version)

Author: Jill Winger Narrator: Jill Winger

Publication Date: September 26, 2023

Published by: Harlequin Audio

Listed Price: $15.99 (paperback) $25.19 (audible audiobook)

About the Author:

Jill Winger and her family pursue a lifestyle of modern-homesteading on the wide open prairies of Wyoming. They dabble in a variety of small-scale agricultural endeavors including organic gardening, grass-fed beef cattle, home dairying, poultry, and more.

Brief Description of the book:

As our society races toward progress, we’ve left something important behind. We are more connected than ever before, yet we’re still feeling unfulfilled. In Old-Fashioned on Purpose, Winger shows how simplifying our lives and adopting retro skills such as gardening and handiwork can be the key to creating the happy and healthy life we’re yearning for.

My Review:

My favorite thing about this book is that it is realistic. Jill shares real-world experiences and attainable goals. She knows that no one can just flip a switch and become “Old-fashioned on Purpose.” But rather, she gives you a variety of options as well as a plethora of detailed information on achieving those goals. Her assertions are backed by researched data. So she doesn’t just give you the what and the how but also the why. Jill narrates this audiobook and does it in a cheerful but not sugary tone. She directs to the accompanying pdf as needed and reads the book as it is written.

This Week’s Feature Post:

This is a post that stood out from the list of linked up posts last week. I hope you will hope over and check out their review. And don’t forget to link-up your own book-centric posts – YOU MIGHT BE NEXT WEEK’S FEATURE!

The Book Review Linky

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Now for the link-up!

Party Guidelines:

1. Please take some time to poke around and visit some of the other links.

2. Please take some time to check out your hosts and co-hosts on social media.

3. We appreciate the variety of blogs on the www; however, the Book Review Linky is for links related to Books. Please link accordingly.

4. All Captions need to be Family-Friendly and PG. If your post has EXPLICIT content, you must label it in the caption. If you DO NOT DO this your link will be removed.

5. You may add ONE Book-Centric Post per URL. 

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