The Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon is hosted here at Wishful Endings. It runs from September 11th through 24th with the goal of diminishing our to-read pile of books. All books in any format and source count and you do not have to be a blogger to participate. There are challenges and giveaways as well. You can sign up […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Geeky Book Blogger, and That’s What I’m Talking About Off The Blog I wasn’t very active on the blog this week, because after three years of a long distance relationship my […]
Last year, I started a meme highlighting books on my TBR. Unfortunately, this did not reduce the height of my leaning tower of books at all. Last month, I joined the My TBR List meme hosted by Michelle at Because Reading and Voilà I knocked a book off my tbr. I must tell you, it […]
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 The Twelve-Mile Straight is being compared to To Kill A […]
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 Little Women was a favorite book of mine growing up […]
First Impressions: The Vatican Princess by C.W. Gortner is an intriguing narrative of the Borgias. There is drama, backstabbing and poison all tied up in one neat package. I was immediately entranced. What I Liked: The pacing of the novel was fantastic. I was on the edge of my seat waiting upon the next conniving […]
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 I’m addicted to Dateline. I am disturbingly intrigued by headlines […]
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 21st and runs through Sunday, August 27th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or aquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Tynga’s Reviews and The Book Date Off The Blog This week was low-key. I’ve rediscovered audiobooks and love the ability to multi-task. I’ve been listening to The Vatican Princess and Circling the […]
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 […]