Hi y'all! I must admit that I feel done with summer. It's so hot all day long, and we are mostly stuck inside. Thank goodness for air conditioning! Today I am excited to review Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. I have heard about E. Nesbit's work from several bookish friends and references to …
[Little Dorrit]: A Small Review
Hi y'all! I am thrilled to be (finally) sharing my full review of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. If you recall, this is my "big" classic for the year (just under 1000 pages), and I was surprised how quickly I was able to finish it. My shorter reviews of the different sections of the novel …
[Savvy]: A Review
Happy Saturday, y'all! It's been a good one around here as I've been to Half Price Books, ordered a few books on Amazon, and did a little book reorganizing. I'm a nerd and love finding places for all my books. And I'm thinking I want a book cart. Does anyone have one and love it? …
[Love and Gelato]: A Review
Hi y'all! We've been at the pool more than usual this week with swim lessons and it's so fun to see my girl learning to swim. She is so brave. Today I'm excited to share a review of Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch. I have heard about this book from several friends on …
Top 10 Tuesday: Books I’ve Loved in 2018
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! How crazy is it that we're over half way through 2018?! I seriously can't believe it. This week's top is our favorite reads from the first half of the year and I'm excited to share these! Enjoy! Check out my reviews page for …
[The Penderwicks at Point Mouette]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am super excited to share my thoughts on the third book in the Penderwicks series: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall. I am lately obsessed with this series. I feel like all I do is rave about them but seriously, that's all I can do. They are all so good! …
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[Five Days in Skye]: A Review
Hi y'all! Hope you're having a great 4th of July week and celebrating with good food and good company. We had a great day yesterday including a fun fireworks show last night! I'm excited to review Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano. This book has been on my TBR for years after the lovely …
June Wrap-Up and July TBR
Happy July, my friends! We are officially half way through 2018, and I can't believe how fast it's gone! What a great, bookish June I had! Loving what I'm reading, reviewing and collecting 🙂 I finished 10 books. This was a huge month for me! I continued making progress in Emma; I'm just about half …
[Little Dorrit, Parts 3 & 4]: A Review
Good afternoon, fellow bookworms! SURPRISE! I overshot my goal of getting to the 75% mark of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens and ended up finishing the full novel at the end of June. I just got captured by the language and the characters and the plot. I had to see how it all came together …
[Holes]: A Review
Hi y'all! Hope you have fun plans for this weekend. We'll be living at the pool since there's no other way to survive this heat! That and staying inside reading in my air conditioning 😉 Today I am excited to share my review of Holes by Louis Sachar. This was my first time reading this …
