Hi everyone! I am really excited about this post. I have been seeing a lot of reviews of The Martian by Andy Weir. And I kept hearing how great the movie is but I wanted to read the book first! Finally, I got it at the library last week. And then I devoured it in 24 hours. …
Category: 2016
Blogging Extravaganza: Why I Blog
Today is the final day of the fantastic Get Up Offa That Slump: Blogging Extravaganza hosted by Rachel @ Beauty and the Bookshelf. Thank you so much for the great extravaganza, Rachel! Today's prompt is... Why do you blog? What makes blogging worth it? Why do you love it? I started this blog because I …
Blogging Extravaganza: Dream Fictional Vacation
Welcome back to another round of Get Up Offa That Slump: A Blogging Extravaganza hosted by Rachel at Beauty and the Bookshelf! Today's prompt is plan a trip to your favorite fictional places (on an unlimited budget, of course!) This is potentially my favorite prompt ever. While there are about a million places I would love …
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[Code Name Verity]: A Review
Hi everyone! First, I'd like to say thank you as I now have 200+ followers! Thank you for taking time to read and response to my bookish posts. You make blogging worthwhile! Today I am back with a review of a neat read that my neighborhood book group is reading this month. We aren't meeting …
Blogging Extravaganza: Animals and Books
Guys, I love this blogging extravaganza. It's so clever and so fun! Today's prompt is puppies and books. Check out our host Rachel's post today @ Beauty and the Bookshelf. It has seriously inspired me today. I thought I would try to pair baby animals with a few book covers/movie posters. Not sure how this will …
Top 10 Tuesday: Books that Deserve the Spotlight
Today, I'm back with a new Top 10 Tuesday (hosted by The Broke and the Bookish). This week's topic is a bit different and a neat idea: Ten Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven't Talked About Enough/In A While I totally feel like I get in a funk and just praise the …
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Blogging Extravaganza: A Little Poetry
Hi all! I'm sorry for not posting too much over the past few days. We've been hit hard with colds at my house and have been mostly laying down, sipping water, and watching too much TV. But happily we are finally on the mend! I am super excited to be back with another round of this awesome …
An Ode to Books: Why I Love Reading
I love to read. Perhaps that's a bit obvious. I do write a book blog. But I don't always talk about that simple reason for this blog. I love to read. I'm a book worm. I am constantly reading at least 3 books at any given time. I don't understand how some people haven't …
Top 10 Tuesday: My Spring TBR
Hi everyone! I'm back with another installment of Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! Today I'm talking all about some of my Spring TBR pile. I'm super excited about this topic because what is more fun that talking about the books you hope to read. Super easy to list them. Harder to …
A Few Book Tags: Playing Catch-Up
Hi All! So you may have noticed I have done fewer tags lately. Basically, I am constantly behind. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who tags me! I appreciate that so many people think of me. Keep them coming! I thought I would do a few today to catch up. Thank you to …
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