Author: Whitney

Friday Meme #60

Friday Meme #60

Posted November 3, 2017 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 9 Comments

Hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addict  Question: When reading a book, do you use a bookmark to mark your place in the book, or do you just fold over the top corner of the page? Answer I always use a bookmark. It is sinful to dog-ear a book Hosted by Rose City Reader   […]

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End of Watch by Stephen King

End of Watch by Stephen King

Posted November 1, 2017 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

End of Watch by Stephen King is the end of the Bill Hodges Trilogy I very much enjoyed the first two in the series and looked forward to reading the last installment. One year after its release I am finally getting around to reading it. All my favorite characters returned one last time. Jerome and […]

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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon October 2017

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon October 2017

Posted October 21, 2017 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 2 Comments

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon is upon us and I am ready to get started. I’m currently recovering from a sinus infection and have the rare occasion of having the house to myself, the perfect excuse to kick back in my sweats and read all day! Opening Meme 1) What fine part of the world are […]

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My Journey to Becoming Strictly Vegetarian

My Journey to Becoming Strictly Vegetarian

Posted October 4, 2017 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Almost two years ago I became a Pescetarian. A Pescetarian refrains from eating all meat with the exception of fish. My aunt has maintained this diet since she was sixteen and it fulfilled my mother’s worry about me getting my B12. When people ask why I became a vegetarian/pescatarian my answer is “I wouldn’t want […]

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FrightFall Readathon 2017

FrightFall Readathon 2017

Posted October 1, 2017 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 2 Comments

  I am so excited to start one of my favorite readathons — FrightFall Readathon hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict Our hostess says: We start at 12:00am central time on October 1st and end at 11:59pm central time on October 31st. (There is now a handy link to a time zone converter […]

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To Be Read Thursday #5

To Be Read Thursday #5

Posted September 28, 2017 by Whitney in TBR Thursday / 1 Comment

My tbr is getting out of control.  My books are are closing in on one  another.  It is time take action and remind myself of all those goodies    on my shelf.  To get motivated I started a meme, To Be Read Thursday.  Each week, I will highlight one book that has been on my tbr […]

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TBR Thursday #3

TBR Thursday #3

Posted September 21, 2017 by Whitney in TBR Thursday / 2 Comments

My tbr is getting out of control. It is time take action and remind myself of all those goodies on my shelf.  To get motivated I started a meme, TBR Thursday.  Each week, I will highlight one book that I physically own, be it arc,   bought, paperback or ebook and is on my tbr.   It could have […]

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Fall Bloggiesta 2017

Fall Bloggiesta 2017

Posted September 20, 2017 by Whitney in Event / 8 Comments

Bloggiesta is here (September 21 – 24) and just in time! I need to get some scheduling done which is what I hope to spend the majority of my time this weekend. schedule To Be Read Thursday Posts participate in one mini-challenge participate in one twitter chat

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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

Posted September 15, 2017 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

In Circling the Sun I was expecting more Meryl than Beryl. Perhaps this was due to the mention of Karen Blixen. Instead, I received a mix of Out of Africa and Seabiscuit. I thought the focus on Beryl’s love of horses was interesting and was glad that it did not deviate too far into her […]

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TBR Thursday #2

TBR Thursday #2

Posted September 14, 2017 by Whitney in TBR Thursday / 1 Comment

TBR Thursday is a weekly meme in which I highlight a book from my tbr. Although for me, just highlighting it isn’t enough, I plan to read and review it by next Thursday as well. On My TBR This Week Why it is on my TBR I received the first three books in Brad Smith’s […]

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