The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead held great promise. The novel had an interesting idea of the Underground Railroad being an actual railroad, unfortunately, that is where it ends. The Underground Railroad was an undeveloped idea that never turns from a cocoon into a butterfly. The characters were rather dull and, despite all they had […]
Nicholas Sparks is a very formulaic author. He designs two star-crossed lovers living on opposite sides of the tracks and despite all odds come together. Even if I had not seen the movie before hand I could have seen where the story was going. Although, being predictable was not my biggest complaint with The Notebook. […]
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week I can’t wait for Why I’m Waiting Stephen King is an author I’ve read off and on […]
Rules: Grab any book with 394 pages Find a sentence, passage or whatever strikes your fancy Post it and share the link here Today’s page 394 comes from Gone with the Wind Blinking in the sunlight, her eyes fell on Melanie and she gasped, horrified. Melanie lay so still and white Scarlet thought she must […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. Off The Blog My aunt left this morning […]
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 […]
Hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addict Question: Do you participate in readathons and/or reading challenges? Answer Yes, I love readathons as they always get me motivated and are a great excuse to read all day — not that I need one! As for reading challenges, I do participate in reading challenges but always fail […]
I cannot believe Fates and Furie was Obama’s best book of 2015. Yes, this is a story of marriage but not a realistic one. The majority of the book focused on their sex-life, with Lotto and Mathilde coming off as sex-crazed teenagers and was more information than I needed. Fates and Furies is split into […]
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week I can’t wait for Why I’m Waiting Technically, The Last Tudor came out yesterday, but I am […]
Rules: Grab any book with 394 pages Find a sentence, passage or whatever strikes your fancy Post it and share the link here This week’s page 394 comes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. “Romulus, do you maintain, as you do every time you’ve appeared on our program, that Harry Potter is still alive?” […]