Author: Whitney

Summer Mini-Bloggiesta

Summer Mini-Bloggiesta

It is Mini Bloggiesta this weekend! (July 19 -20)  Whenever I find out about this event I think “oh my blog is fine, what do I have to improve on it?”  Then I take a closer look and this is what I found. Back up blog Update posts to include: author/publisher/pub date/source/where to buy Add […]

Posted July 16, 2014 by Whitney in Event / 5 Comments
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Book Club: the good the bad and the fugly

Book Club: the good the bad and the fugly

Throughout the past ten years I have jumped from book club to book club trying to find one that suits me, but to no avail.  It was pure accident that I even joined a book club.  I ran into someone I knew and they asked if I (and my mom) would like to join their […]

Posted July 15, 2014 by Whitney in books / 5 Comments
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A Walk To Remember Movie Review

A Walk To Remember Movie Review

Director: Adam Shankman Writers: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Karen Janszen (screenplay) Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Release Date: January 25, 2002 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. I watched A Walk to […]

Posted July 14, 2014 by Whitney in movie review / 1 Comment
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Weekly Wrap-Up #28

Weekly Wrap-Up #28

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 On Friday, I drove to Bloomington, Illinois to […]

Posted July 13, 2014 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 6 Comments
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Review: The Fever

Review: The Fever

“The first time, you can’t believe how much it hurts” “It just kind of burns,” says another.  “You’re sore for a few days.” “I heard the third time you don’t even feel it.” ~ Prologue I will admit that I was a little nervous to continue reading The Fever due to the straight off sexual […]

Posted July 11, 2014 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments
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My Trip To The Northwoods

My Trip To The Northwoods

On Tuesday my family returned home after vacationing  in Upper Wisconsin.  It was a very interesting trip.  I mentioned earlier that we were bringing our cats up as well, and were a little weary about it.   First, I should note that both Winkie and Zorro have their back claws.  Winkie pranced in with no problem, […]

Posted July 10, 2014 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
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Review: Landing Gear

Review: Landing Gear

Initial Thoughts: When I first heard of Landing Gear I thought it had a very interesting premise and was curious as to how all these different stories would twine together. Fond Of: I loved the idea of Landing Gear, it was as fresh as the air Yacub breathed in on his way down to Earth, […]

Posted July 3, 2014 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
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Review: Cress

Review: Cress

Finally, I read Cress, and it was everything I had hoped it would be!  Not to cheap out in review format as it was one hell of a ride, but my internet service is a little slow thus I shall lighten my cursing at an inanimate object and top thirteen it instead. I loved the return of […]

Posted July 2, 2014 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments
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We’re Half Way There

We’re Half Way There

As Jon Bon Jovi says “We’re half-way there…” which is exactly were we are in the calender year.  To celebrate that here is a fun rundown, of my stats thus far. Number of Books Read 25 Number of Books Bought 10 Number of Books from Library 2 Fiction/Non-Fiction Ratio 100% Male/Female Authors 15 female/ 5 […]

Posted July 1, 2014 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 3 Comments
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