Month: March 2014

Monthly Review: March 2014

Monthly Review: March 2014

The Grip of God by Rebecca Hazell Above by Isla Morley My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult Kyle Demore and the Timekeeper’s Key by Samuel J. Vega The Collector of Dying Breaths by M.J. Rose Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter by Anne Clinard Barnhill Challenge Progress: How Many Books 15/100 books Ebooks 7/10 books Protagonist 7/8 books […]

Posted March 31, 2014 by Whitney in Monthly Review / 3 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #21

Weekly Wrap-Up #21

  Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and The Book Date Last Week on the Blog This Week on the Blog Books I Acquired  

Posted March 30, 2014 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 7 Comments
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Twitter Help and Memes

Twitter Help and Memes

One of the goals I’ve completed for Bloggiesta was to join Twitter (user name fondofbooks) I’ve been mainly lurking the past few days but it was completely different from what I was expecting.  Despite my current lack of tweets it is much easier to use than I thought, and more mature (for some reason I […]

Posted March 28, 2014 by Whitney in Blogging / 3 Comments
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Review Pile Challenge Wrap-up

Review Pile Challenge Wrap-up

Review Pile Reading Challenge hosted by Fiktshun & Phantasmic Reads Yea for me, my first completed challenge of the year! In 2013 I’m not sure if I even completed one, I’m going to take this as a good sign.   You can read all about ’em below. 1. An Untitled Lady by Nicky Penttila 2. Fractures by Lamar Herrin 3. The Riddle of […]

Posted March 25, 2014 by Whitney in Reading Challenge / 1 Comment
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Review: Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter

Review: Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter

While I was reading Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter I felt like a foreign Bachelorette was being played in front of me, only with the Queen handing out the roses.  It was clear that the bulk of this story would be about Mary’s love life and after being denied young love Queen Elizabeth feels it is her […]

Posted March 24, 2014 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment
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Spring Bloggiesta Sign-up

Spring Bloggiesta Sign-up

Spring Bloggiesta is almost here!  Next week, March 27 – 30 the incentive to do a little spring cleaning on my blog will arise. (which is desperately needed I may add) My list will probably grow all the way through Bloggiesta but for now my honey-do list is: Back-up blog add link to my blog […]

Posted March 22, 2014 by Whitney in Event / 12 Comments
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Book Review: The Collector of Dying Breaths

Book Review: The Collector of Dying Breaths

 I read The Collector of Dying Breaths slowly, as if I was taking my last breath.  The story was as intoxicating as the perfumes described in its pages. When a story is told in two parts let alone two centuries I am usually drawn more towards one.  This was not the case here.  I was […]

Posted March 22, 2014 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Once Upon A Time VIII

Once Upon A Time VIII

It may not feel like it but Spring is upon us which also means it is time for the Once Upon A Time Challenge  hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings.   Challenge runs through March 21 – June 21 Categories: Fairy Tale Folklore Fantasy Mythology Last year I participated in Quest the First which requires five […]

Posted March 21, 2014 by Whitney in Reading Challenge / 6 Comments
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The Chalice Book Blast and Giveaway

The Chalice Book Blast and Giveaway

The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau Publication Date: March 18, 2014 Touchstone Publishing Paperback; 496p ISBN-10: 1476708665 Series: Joanna Stafford, Book Two Genre: Historical Mystery The new novel The Chalice, by Nancy Bilyeau, sends readers on a page-turning historical quest. Set in Henry VIII’s England, the story is driven by plot twists, deceptions, spiritual searching and […]

Posted March 20, 2014 by Whitney in Book Feature / 1 Comment
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