Welcome to November, everyone! I love this time of year and all the anticipation of the holidays to come. We have a lot of fun plans and visits this month. Can't wait! This fall has been great for my reading. October was busy and exciting with visits and fun and great books. I read book …
Category: The Classics Club
[War and Peace, Book 11]: A Review
I am so excited to review book 11 of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy today. First, because this is the last long book of the novel. And second, because finishing this book makes me feel like I'm almost done with the novel. THIS. IS. HUGE. I feel like the books are running together a …
September Wrap-Up and October TBR
Happy October! I love October because it's the first month of true fall, all things pumpkin, and the anticipation of all the exciting holidays to come. September was a really good month for me as a book blogger. I got a lot of great reading in and reviewed some amazing novels. Check out my reviews …
[The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter]: A Review
Hi all. I am so excited to review The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter tonight. This is one of my absolute favorite children's authors. There is just something about her beautiful stories, timeless characters, and inspiring ideals that I love. I bought a set of Beatrix Potter books in the Lake District on my study …
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[War and Peace, Book 10]: A Review
Guys. I finally finished book 10!! This feels like a really big deal to me. First, this is the longest of the books within the novel. And second, it covers about 15% of the book from just after 50% to almost 70%. That was such a hard stretch for me! When I hit the half …
August Wrap-Up and September TBR 2016
Can you believe it's September? The fall is my favorite time of year. I love all the anticipation of the holidays to come, the changing leaves, cooler weather, and college football 🙂 I feel like it's been a super long time since I did a wrap-up post. With the move in late July and early …
[Heidi]: A Review
Hi All! I'm finally back with a new review here at Greenish Bookshelf. I have been reading Heidi by Johanna Spyri for several months, mostly on audio book. I finished it up on my Kindle right before we moved but I haven't been able to review it until now. Initial Thoughts: This book started slow …
[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]: A Review
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying your summer as much as we are! To escape the endless packing (is that the worst, or what?!), we headed on a road trip this week to visit my grandparents. And we enjoyed listening to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. I remember this story based on the …
June Wrap-Up and July TBR
Hi everyone! I feel a bit like a broken record when I say...Can you believe we are already in July? I feel like this year gets faster and faster as the months go by. (But seriously.) Lucky for me, I have been able to read so many fantastic books this year! And my plans just …
[War and Peace, Books 8 & 9]: A Review
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for all your kind words in connection with my one year blogiversary! I have loved sharing reviews and my nerdy love of books with you all. And I look forward to many more years of book blogging! Today I am finally back with a review of two more books …
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