I bought Educated last year and immediately, began reading it. However, I set it down 50 pages in and didn’t pick it up again until recently. Perhaps it was my frame of mind but I had a hard time putting it down. Tara Westover’s memoir is like an onion, the further I read the more […]
Goodreads Updates My Thoughts I read The Other Einstein last year, I enjoyed the writing of the story, it was just the characters characters annoyed me and therefore I had a hard time getting into the novel. Carnegie’s Maid was a complete disappointment and I actually returned it to Audible halfway through. So why listen […]
I’ve always been a sucker for Unsolved Mysteries and Cold Case so when I saw this was free on Audible last year I had to snap it up. I wouldn’t considerWest Cork to be a binge listen but it is addicting. The crime is shocking, and the fact that it has gone unsolved despite having […]
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 Off The Blog Having been away from blogging for a few months I did spend a fare amount of time updating the blog. I also having been […]
My TBR Meme is hosted by Michelle at Because Reading, this monthly meme’s purpose to help tackle one’s ever-growing tbr. On the first Saturday of each month participants post three books from their to-read list and allow others to vote on what they should read next. The following Saturday, the winning book is revealed with […]
I read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood as a teenager and was impressed. It was well written and disturbing. Although, to be honest, I think some of it was over my head. Because of the hype from the Hulu series, (which I now need to see) I listened to the dystopian novel. The Handmaid’s […]
Every Breath reminded me of one of Nicholas Sparks’ earlier works, Message in a Bottle, how fate and the power of a letter can transform the roads one takes. After reading the forward and learning that this was based on a true story I was excited to begin reading Nicholas Sparks’ first semi-non-fiction novel. Tru […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer Off The Blog It has been a long time since I did a Weekly Wrap-up, let alone a blog post. I was in a book rut and as this is a book […]
My To Be Read List is a monthly meme hosted by Michelle at Because Reading. Each month I will make a post with three books from my TBR list. Readers will then vote on which book I should read next. The following Saturday the winning book will be announced. Then on the last Saturday […]