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 February 2019 book is: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk My chain this month features twins, Georgian England, books inspired by objects in museum collections, brothels, and remote... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves- 2/2/19
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. This week, I've added a Kindle book I've been wanting to read and a paperback ARC I won in a Goodreads giveaway. Tangerine by Christine Mangan... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Recent Additions to My TBR
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: Recent Additions to My TBR These ten books are not necessarily the ten most recent additions to my TBR, but rather a diverse sampling of some of the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019
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: Most Anticipated Book Releases for the First Half of 2019 It looks like 2019 is going to be another stellar year for books! Here are ten of the... Continue Reading →
My 2019 TBR Pile Challenge List
The 2019 TBR Pile Challenge is hosted by Adam at Roof Beam Reader, with the goal of reading the books that have been languishing on our shelves. The challenge is to read and review 12 unread books that have been on your shelf for more than a year, during the 12 months of 2019. My... Continue Reading →
Christmas Book Haul
Here are the lovely books I got for Christmas: The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton I'm currently reading this and am loving it so far. Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield Not quite sure what to expect with this sweeping fairytale-esque read, but I look forward to discovering what Setterfield has in store. I don't... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday- December 19, 2018
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'm thoroughly enjoying The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys. It's a lovely little historical fiction novel... Continue Reading →
11 Books in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
One hundred years ago today, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the First World War officially came to an end. It's an incredibly sobering and momentous anniversary. While I plan to spend some time diving back into Testament of Youth this afternoon, there are many books about WWI still on my... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Quotes About Autumn
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, I’m going off topic to share some Quotes About Autumn “I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of... Continue Reading →
A Huge Book Outlet Haul
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Book Outlet announcing a surprise sale in which each customer is sent a mystery coupon ranging anywhere from 15% to 50% off their total order. Although I wasn't planning to buy any books, my curiosity got the better of me, and I clicked through to see which... Continue Reading →