Review I first heard of The Good Neighbor at a trip to Costco. I always check their book section and I grabbed ahold of this book as quickly as a child would candy. However, having just gotten into audiobooks I decided to see who narrated it. LeVar Burton. My boyfriend and I looked at each […]
First Sentence In the tunnel where I was raped, a tunnel that was once an underground entry to an amphitheatre, a place where actors burst forth from underneath the seats of a crowd, a girl had been murdered and dismembered. Review Alice Sebold is a powerful writer. Be it fiction or memoir she has […]
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 On Saturday, the bf and I drove to Aurora, Illinois. A friend of mine is a costume designer at the Paramount Theater and invited us to the opening […]
Goodreads Progress Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave? Wonder no longer. It takes an age. However long you think it takes, double that. That opening line had me at hello and grabbed my attention as to learn not only who she was burying but why. I couldn’t help but roll […]
Reasons to Read A Man Called Ove If you love character-driven, heart-warming reads A Man Called Ove is a must Ove is a rarity as he is a loveable curmudgeon and his story is like an onion, with each layer invoking more emotion. Fredrik Backman has a very subtle sense of humor that could bring […]
I’m going to be honest, I hated Guards! Guards! It was disjointed, the characters were undeveloped and this branch of Fantasy is not my jam. If it had not been for my boyfriend, who loves this series, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels would be gone from my shelf like Mary Jo and the car. Yet due […]
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 On Wednesday, I saw Bohemian Rhapsody. I think it is worth seeing, especially if you’re a Queen fan. Although, I did find the middle to […]
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 […]
The HoHoHo Readathon hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer The readathon is November 9 – 18 with the goal being to read as many Holiday or Winter themed books as you can. Books to Read Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas by Stephanie Barron Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
Featuring A legal battle Spoiled middle-class family Poor decisions Nature vs Nurture The Characters: Do not read Little Fires Everywhere for the characters. They are all pretty self-absorbed and are only looking out for their best interests. This is definitely true for Elena and Mia, the matriarchs in their respected families. Why is it that so […]