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[More Than the Tattooed Mormon]: A Review

On August 6, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Book ThoughtsLeave a comment

Hi y'all! I hope you're doing well. We are trying to survive the last few days of crazy heat before our vacation next week in California! Today I'm excited to share some thoughts on More Than the Tattooed Mormon by Al Carraway. I've heard about Al and her story for several years now. I follow …

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[Hawthorne House]: A Series Review

On August 3, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review12 Comments

Hi y'all! Today I am super excited to share my review of the Hawthorne House series by Kristi Ann Hunter. I devoured these books in just over a week. I couldn't put them down; I couldn't do anything else. I love when a book consumes my life like these did. They were fantastic! A friend …

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July Wrap Up and August TBR

On August 1, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Reading Goals, Wrap-Up and TBR28 Comments

Hi y'all! Can you believe we are in August already? I certainly can't. This summer is going by fast. We are excited for our big trip to Disneyland this month! Hopefully I can get a little reading in around all the rides and character meetings 😉 July was a great reading month for me! I …

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The Would You Rather Tag

On July 30, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Blogger Awards and Tags12 Comments

Hi y'all! It's been a while since I did a blogger tag but this one from Bookish Paige was so intriguing. I knew I had to try it! Thanks for the tag, Paige! 1. Rather read only a series or stand-alone books? I'm going to say stand alone books. I would appreciate the variety. Don't get me …

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Top 5 Books I’ve Read Because of Blogging

On July 26, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Top 5 Tues & Wed22 Comments

Hi y'all! I'm excited to participate in a new (to me) linkup hosted by Bionic Book Worm! This is a similar meme to Top 10 Tuesday only it's Top 5 and the prompts are a little different. I'm excited to check it out! Thank you to Shanah for hosting and letting me join at a …

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[Five Children and It]: A Review

On July 24, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review10 Comments

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 …

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[Little Dorrit]: A Small Review

On July 18, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Reading Goals, Review, The Classics Club23 Comments

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 …

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[Savvy]: A Review

On July 14, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review7 Comments

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? …

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[Love and Gelato]: A Review

On July 11, 2018 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Review10 Comments

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 …

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Top 10 Tuesday: Books I’ve Loved in 2018

On July 10, 2018September 6, 2019 By Jane @ Greenish BookshelfIn 2018, Top 10 Tuesday27 Comments

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 …

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