Author: Whitney

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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Big Little Lies: Book vs Series

Big Little Lies: Book vs Series

Big Little Lies is my first in my analysis of books vs their film (or series) counterpart.  Big Little Lies has been circulating the book blogosphere for a while so the novel is nothing new, however what brought me to read it was the HBO series.  It looked like a trashy romp and is one of […]

Posted April 19, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Review: I purchased Everything I Never Told You on a whim. When I walked into Barnes & Nobel I only had eyes for Little Fires Everywhere.   However, I am usually hesitant to splurge on a hardcover by an author I’ve never read before.  Therefore, I reached for Celeste Ng’s début novel. The plot of Everything […]

Posted April 18, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #109

Weekly Wrap-Up #109

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to the Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer Off The Blog The weather has been a bit crazy here, one day I’m walking to the library the next it is so windy I’m afraid I’ll […]

Posted April 15, 2018 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 10 Comments
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To Be Read Results April 2018

To Be Read Results April 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 April 14, 2018 by Whitney in To Be Read List / 3 Comments
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Adaptation Alert: Celeste Ng’s Novels

Adaptation Alert: Celeste Ng’s Novels

Adaptation Alert: I believe the title of this posts says it all, Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere are being adapted to screen. Earlier this year, according to Deadline, LD Entertainment optioned the rights for Everything I Never Told You. Currently, Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) is set to produce.  […]

Posted April 12, 2018 by Whitney in adaptation alert / 1 Comment
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