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 →
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 →
Waiting on Wednesday- The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen
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: The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen Expected Release Date: April 17th, 2018 From Goodreads: A spellbinding multi-generational novel filled with history, mystery, murder, and enduring love, set in the Irish countryside... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday- Classic Characters Who Would Make Great Feminist Activists
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week’s topic is: Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders I'm twisting the topic slightly to Classic Characters Who Would Make Great Feminist Activists Jo March from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Bathsheba... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesdays- November 1, 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'm only a few pages into If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, and I'm really... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday- Haunted House Novels
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week's topic is: Halloween Freebie, so I've decided to talk about my favorite haunted house novels. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters The Little Stranger is so incredibly atmospheric and vividly written. I could easily picture Hundreds Hall and... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Unique Book Titles
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week's topic is: Unique Book Titles Not everyone will agree that these are unique, but they are titles that are not obvious or expected. I also think they are intriguing titles that capture the feelings of their respective books,... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday- Christmas: A Biography by Judith Flanders
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: Christmas: A Biography by Judith Flanders Expected Release Date: October 24th, 2017 From Goodreads: A critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author explores the Christmas holiday, from the original festival... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Fall TBR List
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR List Fall is my favorite (reading) season. There are so many books I'm excited about picking up in the next few months. Here are the ones currently at the... Continue Reading →
Friday Reads- An Extraordinary Union
For this week's Friday reads, I decided to feature one of my current reads: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole. I've only heard good things about this Civil War era Historical Romance-which features an amazing mixed race couple who are serving as spies for the Union. So far I'm really enjoying it, and think it will make... Continue Reading →