Author: Whitney

A New Leaf

A New Leaf

For the majority of 2018 I have been in a blogging rut. I’ve read, I’ve just lacked the enthusiasm to blog about it.  I want to enjoy what I’m reading without the self imposed pressure to review it.  I’ve tried to invoke my original spark for book blogging, but come up empty handed.  During my […]

Posted July 10, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 2 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #111

Weekly Wrap-Up #111

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 To celebrate the fourth my boyfriend and I went up to my family’s cabin for a few days.  Unfortunately, it was pretty buggy so we didn’t get to enjoy […]

Posted July 8, 2018 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 21 Comments
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Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July

For the past month I’ve pinned articles on Zero Waste  and living a natural lifestyle.  What sparked my interest in living a greener and less wasteful lifestyle started with paper coffee filters. I cannot function in the morning without a cup of coffee. However, every time I throw that paper filter in the garbage I […]

Posted July 2, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 4 Comments
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Summer Coyer 2018

Summer Coyer 2018

I missed the winter Coyer and it was one of the few things I lamented over my blogging slump.  I love the motivation to clean off my virtual and physical bookshelves, and I am so excited to participate in the event’s fifth birthday! The Basics The challenge begins June 9th (which happens to Berls’s Birthday!!) […]

Posted May 20, 2018 by Whitney in COYER / 1 Comment
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To Be Read Results: May 2018

To Be Read Results: May 2018

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 […]

Posted May 12, 2018 by Whitney in To Be Read List / 2 Comments
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To Be Read Vote May 2018

To Be Read Vote May 2018

  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 […]

Posted May 5, 2018 by Whitney in To Be Read List / 3 Comments
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Coming to a Theater Near You May 2018

Coming to a Theater Near You May 2018

Coming to a Theater Near You is a new monthly feature to highlight novels that are being released to the big (or small screen) in the coming month. Due to my enjoyment of reading the book before the movie I also plan on using these monthly posts as a list of books I’d like to […]

Posted May 1, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon April 2018

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon April 2018

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon is upon us and I am ready to get started. Reading List: The Legend of Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The End of the Affair by Graham Green Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh […]

Posted April 28, 2018 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 2 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #110

Weekly Wrap-Up #110

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 My boyfriend and I started a Dungeons and Dragons group and last night was our second meeting.  We are still working on developing our characters.  I have dubbed my […]

Posted April 22, 2018 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 5 Comments
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Mudbound Movie Review

Mudbound Movie Review

I read Mudbound before my blog’s conception and loved it. The novel is rich in detail, and has a gripping, mortifying story that had my stomach in knots. When Netflix released a film adaptation I knew it might be challenging to relate this book to a film but that didn’t not deter me from viewing […]

Posted April 20, 2018 by Whitney in movie review / 0 Comments
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