Hi everyone! I'm a bit late on this update but excited to share my plans for this month's reading! January ended quite well for my reading goals: I read Jacob T Marley and Wonder for book groups. I devoured Winter, Princess Academy, Fablehaven, and Eleanor and Park for fun. I started strong on my War and …
Category: 2016
First Love and [Eleanor and Park]: A Review
Hi everyone. Today I am excited to review Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. I have had this book recommended to me time and time again. It did not disappoint. While it was different than I expected, Eleanor and Park pulled me in and kept me hooked until the last page. I have been thinking …
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Top 10 Tuesday: Blast from the Past
Welcome to this week's edition of Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week's theme is...Top Ten Historical Settings You Love/ Ten Historical Settings You'd Love To See or Top Futuristic Books You Love/Ten Futuristic Societies I'd Love To Read in Books --- basically this week is all about the past …
A Favorite Fantasy Series [Fablehaven]: A Review
One reading goal I have in 2016 is to reread some of my favorite books and blog about them. So here I am with a review of book one in the Fablehaven series. This series is fantastic. It's right up there with Harry Potter for me. I think the story telling is so clever and …
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Book Traveling Thursdays: A 2016 Reread
Hi all! Welcome back to another week of Book Traveling Thursdays hosted by Catia @ The Girl Who Reads Too Much and Danielle @ Danielle’s Book Blog. This week's theme is---Because some books stay with us forever!! Choose a book you want to re-read in 2016. I picked The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. I am rereading …
Little House Read Along: Little House in the Big Woods, A Review
Today I am back with my first review as part of the Little House Read Along hosted by Bex @ An Armchair by the Sea and Lynn @ Smoke and Mirrors. Each month, we will read and review one of the Little House books. More info about the read along can be found through the …
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Top 10 Tuesday: Favorite Book Series Ever
Hi everyone! Today I'm back with another great installment of Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week's theme is a freebie! I am so excited to share some of my favorite book series with you today! I love series because we get more of the story and get to grow …
War and Peace, Book 1: A Review
I am super pleased to report that I am plugging along on War and Peace! I gave my brother in law a War and Peace reading schedule for Christmas this year. We've talked about reading this novel for years but haven't yet. I decided that 2016 was the year! Plus, this is on my Classics Club …
Kinder than Necessary [Wonder]: A Review
Hi everyone! I am pleased to report that I kept up on my January book group reading and am excited for my neighborhood book group's discussion of Wonder this coming week. I actually picked this novel and rereading it reminded me how much I love the characters and it's sweet and simple message. A few initial thoughts: …
Book Traveling Thursdays: Book to Movie!
Today I'm back with a new installment of Book Traveling Thursdays hosted by Catia @ The Girl Who Reads Too Much and Danielle @ Danielle’s Book Blog. Here is this week's theme: Everyone loves movies... Choose a movie that is going to be adapted in 2016. This was a bit hard to decide on. There are …
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