Author: Whitney

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November: Ebook Clean-outs

November: Ebook Clean-outs

I am dedicating myself to cleaning out my kindle in November by participating in two ereader events, Netgalley November and the Clean out Your E-reader Challenge. (You can click on the pictures below for full information). Each events has participation levels, I am choosing level one for both read 1-5 freebies. I’m a slow reader […]

Posted November 1, 2013 by Whitney in Event / 5 Comments
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Friday Memes #32

Friday Memes #32

Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read A: What book are you embarrassed to admit you LOVED? (try to think beyond Twilight) Q: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, It is complete trash and a complete guilty pleasure.  I love both the book and mini-series and frankly I’m not ashamed about it.  Although the […]

Posted November 1, 2013 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 19 Comments
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Monthly Review: October 2013

Monthly Review: October 2013

Currently Reading: Insurgent by Veronica Roth Reviewed: Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen The Book of Matt by Stephen Jim Emma by Jane Austen Cartwheel by Jennifer duBois The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P.D. Viner Divergent by Veronica Roth Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield Challenge Progress: Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary: 0/3Pre-1960s Classic Children’s […]

Posted November 1, 2013 by Whitney in Monthly Review / 0 Comments
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Top Ten Scary Book Covers

Top Ten Scary Book Covers

Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Psycho by Robert Bloch The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty Night Of The Living Dead (Goosebumps #7) by R.L. Stine It by Stephen King Thinner by Stephen King Annabelle by Ruby Jean Jensen Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Cage of Bones […]

Posted October 29, 2013 by Whitney in Top Ten Tuesday / 9 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #13

Weekly Wrap-Up #13

  Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and The Book Date Last Week on the Blog This Week on the Blog Books I Acquired

Posted October 27, 2013 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 5 Comments
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Book Review: Bellman & Black

Book Review: Bellman & Black

I was greatly anticipating Diane Setterfield’s  next novel as soon as I put down The Thirteenth Tale. the writing style was intoxicating and held perfect suspense.  I was expecting the same caliber with Bellman & Black.  I received the same beautiful writing but the suspense I was looking for was not.  I know it is […]

Posted October 25, 2013 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments
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Book Review: Divergent

Book Review: Divergent

I originally decided to read Divergent because of the impending film release in March and thus jumped on the Divergent bandwagon.  I am so glad I did.  All the characters are well-developed and the inevitable teen romance between Tris and Four, while predictable was well done and like Eric to Ariel all I could think […]

Posted October 23, 2013 by Whitney in Review / 5 Comments
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Weekly Wrap-Up #12

Weekly Wrap-Up #12

  Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and The Book Date Last Week on the Blog This Week on the Blog Books I Acquired

Posted October 20, 2013 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 3 Comments
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Friday Memes #31

Friday Memes #31

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer This week’s question: Norman Bates VS Hannibal Lecter: Which one of these famous book murderers is scarier? Answer:  Norman Bates, mentally he seems more deranged to me.  To the end of the book/movie he thinks there is absolutely nothing wrong with him, unwilling to even harm […]

Posted October 17, 2013 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 34 Comments
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