I never thought I’d say it, but I preferred Mandy Moore to Nicholas Sparks. A Walk to Remember was my first foray into Nicholas Sparks and I have to say, I was not impressed. I knew the premise before I began, I knew I was in for a tear-jerker. However, I did not expect the […]
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 arrived yesterday to […]
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 ever go “way back” to when you first started blogging and look at your old review posts? Do you see any differences from then to now? Answer My very first review was Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. My goodness, minus a few sentences on […]
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 Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. “Let us speak openly. Why have you come here tonight, surrounded by henchmen, to request a job […]
First Impressions: The Night Sisters is first perceived as a murder/police procedural novel; a genre I eat up — bring it on! Novel Impressions: I have mixed feelings about The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon. Like the The One I Left Behind this novel is told in flashbacks of Amy’s mother Rose and the events […]
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 This is actually kind […]
Plot: I liked the plot, the idea of a dragon overtaking a community was very interesting to me and held my attention throughout. Characters: I loved the characters, especially Vimes and Carrot. Carrot’s naiveté, sense of taking things literally and by the book kept me smiling. As for Vimes, he was on the straight and narrow […]
Hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addict Question: Do you read tie-in novels to movies or television series? If so, which ones? Answer: Yes, I really enjoy reading novels that having been adapted to the big screen. I usually stick to the genres I read anyway, dramas and historical fiction. Nine times out of ten […]
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 is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. For a moment Harry was tempted to go now; he was halfway out of his seat, intending to hurry […]