Book talk and a bit about me.

Welcome to the twentieth book review of fifty-three. As you know, I used to provide freelance book reviews to several review companies. It was a great experience that introduced me to new authors and their wonderful books. Each week this year, I’m opening my Weekend Coffee shares with a link to a review I’ve provided. Reviews are three stars or higher. The genres range from picture books to fiction and nonfiction titles.

Becoming an Exceptional Tarot Reader
Author is Ethony Dawn
Published in December 2025
The publisher is Llewellyn Publications
Available in Audiobook, eBook, and Paperback (416 pages)
Tarot (Books)|Tarot (eBooks)

If we were having coffee, I would share that Mother’s Day was a wonderful day. My family gifted me a book and an oracle deck: Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry and Everyday Witch’s Familiar Oracle by Deborah Blake. For dinner, we all went to a restaurant called Chillangos. It serves Mexican food, so delicious. I had chorizo tacos.

If we were having coffee, I would share that I’m registered to take Reiki Level 2 in June. That will make me a practitioner. I’m really enjoying learning about energy work.

If we were having coffee, I would ask if you are a reader who enjoys seeing maps included in the book you’re reading. I love maps. So, I decided that I’m going to include one in the middle-grade fantasy I just finished writing. I am familiarizing myself with the program Inkarnate. Have you used it or heard of it?

By Shari Marshall (2026)