Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog, and now hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is: Favorite Character Names The names on my list are ones that I like and that I think are perfectly paired with the characters to which they belong. My... Continue Reading →
Friday Reads: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and The Lark by E. Nesbit
Happy Friday the thirteenth! I'm hoping the weather will be nice enough this weekend for me to spend some time reading outside. I could use a good dose of spring sunshine! I'm currently halfway through the charming and witty novel The Lark by E. Nesbit, and I'm planning to start The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough for the upcoming... Continue Reading →
Six Degrees of Separation: The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
The 6 Degrees of Separation meme is a monthly meme hosted at booksaremyfavoriteandbest, that explores the ways in which a chosen book can be linked to six other books. The March 2018 Book is: The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf My chain this month features beauty, umbrellas, hearts, Ireland,... Continue Reading →
Friday Reads: Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton & Winter by Ali Smith
Happy Friday! After last week's Bout of Books readathon success, I haven't been reading as much this week. The time I have spent reading has been incredibly enjoyable however. I'm currently engrossed in Winter by Ali Smith and Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton. Both books are exquisitely written and I'm trying to savor every sentence. Keep scrolling to... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday- Bygone Badass Broads by Mackenzi Lee
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I'm waiting on: Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World by Mackenzi Lee Expected Release Date: March 6th, 2018 From Goodreads: Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday- November 15, 2017
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The three W’s are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: I didn't get much reading done last week, so I'm hoping I'll make up for it... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Young People Will (Still) Read
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week’s topic is: Books I Hope Young People Will (Still) Read Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Charlotte's Web by E. B. White Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Numbering the Stars by Lois Lowry Little Women by... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves- 11/11/17
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether physical or virtual. Another week, another ARC haul... Sugar Money by Jane Harris I loved Harris' previous novel Gillespie and I, and thought it was worth checking out her latest.... Continue Reading →
Friday Reads: If We Were Villains
For this week’s Friday Reads, I decided to feature one of my current reads: If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio I'm hoping this dramatic campus novel will give me some of the same feels as Donna Tartt's The Secret History. So far I'm enjoying being swept up in this suspenseful, character-driven murder mystery. Keep scrolling to... Continue Reading →
6 Degrees of Separation: Less Than Zero
The 6 Degrees of Separation meme is a monthly meme hosted at booksaremyfavoriteandbest, that explores the ways in which a chosen book can be linked to six other books. The November 2017 book is: Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis My selections this month feature anthropologists, women scientists, and a beloved country Veterinarian. Less Than... Continue Reading →