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Welcome to my July review of Anne of the Island as part of the #AnneReadAlong2017! **I use more spoilers than usual in this review because I just want to talk about this ending in a bit more detail. So skip my last few paragraphs if you still need to experience it for yourself! 🙂 I am …
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Hi everyone! I am excited to post what may be my final review pre-baby! This is such an exciting time for our family. I have scheduled a few posts for these first few weeks postpartum (mostly for the awesome #AnneReadAlong2017!). But otherwise, I will be loving on my newborn and my toddler 🙂 Today I …
Hi everyone! Hope your summer is full of ice cream and pool time. I'm definitely enjoying both since they help with this Texas heat a little 😉 Today I am excited to review a recent read of mine, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. I decided to include one Hemingway piece on …
Welcome to my June review of Anne of Avonlea as part of the #AnneReadAlong2017! I am having so much fun co-hosting this event with Jackie @ Death by Tsundoku. We'd love to have you join us for any part of the read along. We are writing reviews, posting Top 5 Lists, hosting giveaways, and more! …
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Hi everyone! Hope you are staying cool and more comfortable than me this June! Today I thought I would share some updates on my reading progress of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I have 5 "huge" novels on my list for The Classics Club so I am reading them one per year. If you recall, …
Woohoo! I am so excited to post this review and officially be caught up (for the moment) on my reviews! Nesting is officially starting in this last month of pregnancy so I'm putting it to good use in the blogging world. Tonight I am super excited to share some thoughts on the third Newbery Honor …
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Hello, fellow bookworms! Can you believe it's the last day of May? Time is flying by this spring. Today I am trying to be extra ambitious and write two reviews to catch up for the month of May. May has been a great reading month for me. And consequently I've been behind on reviews all month. …
Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great Memorial Day weekend. I'm relaxing and nesting and, of course, reading a lot. Again, I find myself several books behind on reviews. Trying to finish out May by catching up. Here we go! Today I am excited to share some thoughts on a recent book club read: The …
Hi everyone! I hope you have great plans for this Memorial Day weekend. We are looking forward to a fun and relaxing holiday--one of our last as a family of 3! Today I am excited to share some thoughts on a book that is outside my usual genres. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen …
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Happy Monday, my friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Today I am excited to review The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. This month, the gal picking the book club book wanted to read a children's novel, which I think is awesome as we haven't read any in our book club. She brought …