The Write On Review-a-thon is a monthly, low-key event to help you stay on top of your review pile. Join however you’re comfortable (via blog, on the #boutofbooks-ers facebook page, or whatever works for you) and get motivated to keep your reviews up to date! Brought to you by Reading the Paranormal and the #boutofbooks-ers […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Sally Campbell’s shoes are fashionable but extremely flimsy. She ordered them from Curtis Fairchild’s specifically for Richmond’s winter season, but now she feels like a fool for thinking she could get away with wearing them on the half-mile walk to her brother-in-law’s house to the theater. Hosted by Freda’s […]
Review A fellow Book of the Month member loaned Transcendent Kingdom to me years ago and I am finally just getting around to reading it. As I say with most of my tbr why did I wait so long? The novel is addicting in more ways than one. Yaa Gyasi effortlessly navigated between the present […]
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 Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog We moved a few weeks ago and I’ve spent the last few weekends unpacking and getting everything in its place. I also realized […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Whenever I think of my mother I picture a queen-size bed with her lying in it, a practiced stillness filling the room. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 There’s a picture of my family at his funeral. We are standing near the casket. Nana looks like he is both […]
Mini Review As a person with cerebral palsy, I was looking forward to listening to a book about cp written by someone who also has cerebral palsy. At first, I had some difficulty getting into Find Another Dream as it felt more like a stand-up comedy rather than a memoir. However, I really enjoyed Maysoon […]
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about. Why I’m Waiting I typically don’t read a lot of non-fiction but Madame Restell intrigued me. The subject of abortion is relevant and without getting political, important which is in part why the book caught […]
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 Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog It’s been bone-chilling cold here in Wisconsin, darn that groundhog and their six more weeks of winter! After a six+ week break from […]
My To Be Read List is a monthly meme hosted by Michelle at Because Reading. How It Works Each month you will make a post with three books from your TBR List (these books can be already on your kindle or shelf or books you might want to purchase) and add your link on the […]
After reading The Rules of Magic, I was curious to learn about Maria Owen’s origin and added Magic Lessons to my virtual shelf. Alas, like the Cranberries’ song, I let it linger. Why did I let it linger so long? This prequel to the Practical Magic series casts a spell upon the reader. Alice Hoffman […]