Hi everyone. I hope you're have a great October. What is it about October? It just gets me in a good mood. Today I'm here with a review of a book I have wanted to read for a while. I even got it from the library twice but had to return it before I read …
Continue reading [The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend]: A Review
It's a lazy Saturday night at our house watching college football and snacking on homemade cookies. Life is good in Texas 🙂 I am here tonight with a review of a neat little book tonight: The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. I happened upon this book on Goodreads a few weeks ago. It caught my …
Hi guys. I hope you all had a great weekend and that your football team won (unlike mine 😦 ). It was a sad night on Saturday. But we also bought a new car this weekend so it wasn't all bad! I am so excited to review A Sparrow in Terezin by Kristy Cambron today. …
Hi all! I am really excited to review The Butterfly and the Violin today. I have been wanting to read it for months now--ever since the lovely Carrie over @ Reading is my Superpower recommended it as one of her favorite WWII novels. Carrie is basically full of fantastic recommendations 🙂 A few initial thoughts: Why did I …
Hi everyone! I am really excited about this post. I have been seeing a lot of reviews of The Martian by Andy Weir. And I kept hearing how great the movie is but I wanted to read the book first! Finally, I got it at the library last week. And then I devoured it in 24 hours. …
Hi everyone! First, I'd like to say thank you as I now have 200+ followers! Thank you for taking time to read and response to my bookish posts. You make blogging worthwhile! Today I am back with a review of a neat read that my neighborhood book group is reading this month. We aren't meeting …
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 …
Continue reading First Love and [Eleanor and Park]: 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: …
I'm excited to share some of my thoughts about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. This book has been on my to be read pile for a while so I was excited to finally get to it. It's a compelling story of loss, family, and discovery. The language is beautiful and specific, …
Continue reading [Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close]: A Review
It's taken me several days to digest all that this novel offers. I can think of many words to describe this book: beautiful, compelling, detailed, descriptive, fascinating. But I have been trying to hone my thoughts to be able to create a more coherent review. There are just so many fantastic details, integral characters, intriguing …
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