Month: September 2015

Month in Review: September 2015

Month in Review: September 2015

Books Reviewed: Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy Movies Reviewed Bleak House The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2015 Reading Challenge Whitney has read 12 books toward her goal of 50 books. hide 12 of 50 (24%) view books * Do you write a monthly wrap-up post?  How […]

Posted September 30, 2015 by Whitney in Monthly Review / 0 Comments
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A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

First Impressions A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy has two stories. The first, is the Cuban Missile Crisis and the second is a story of paternity. Both subplots could have been a novel all their own. They kept me reading on to the next chapter. It was a heart-pounding plot and the […]

Posted September 29, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Blog Ahead October 2015

Blog Ahead October 2015

I love getting ahead with blogging, it relieves stress of getting up “that next post” and who doesn’t like to be on top of things?  I participated in Blog Ahead in May and loved the feeling of padding up scheduled posts for the summer holidays.  Therefore I was so happy that Anna from herding cats […]

Posted September 28, 2015 by Whitney in Event / 0 Comments
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Sunday Post #65

Sunday Post #65

Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

Posted September 27, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments
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Blogger Thon in November

Blogger Thon in November

Bemused Bookworm is hosting an awesome event in November to highlight book bloggers aptly named Blogger Thon hop on over and check it out! The Blogger Thon is a new event for book bloggers who want to network and find new blogger friends. Each day we will post a question of the day that we […]

Posted September 25, 2015 by Whitney in Event / 0 Comments
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Write On Review-a-Thon September 2015

Write On Review-a-Thon September 2015

  The Write on Review-a-thon, started by The Book Vixen has a new home at Book Bumblings. The Write On Review-a-Thon is a challenge hosted by Book Bumblings. From Friday through Sunday, we all band together and write as many reviews as possible. It’s a weekend for you to either catch up on reviews or […]

Posted September 23, 2015 by Whitney in review-a-thon / 0 Comments
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Sunday Post #64

Sunday Post #64

Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

Posted September 20, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments
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Fall Bloggiesta 2015

Fall Bloggiesta 2015

It is Fall Bloggiesta time, (September 17 – 20) and as always I’ve found a few things to do on the blog. Write Reviews Update Reviews (Got A & B done in review index Draft TBR Thursday Posts Back-up Blog Back-up Template Organize Blogs I Follow Comment Participate in at least 1 mini-challenge — create […]

Posted September 16, 2015 by Whitney in Blogging / 1 Comment
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Sunday Post #63

Sunday Post #63

Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

Posted September 13, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments
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Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe

Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe

Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe is disjointed. It reads like the author was on a bad trip.  The novel is very descriptive but I found it a bit disconcerting. I also kept picturing Mr. Rochester’s crazy first wife in the attic.

Posted September 11, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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