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Hi everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend as much as we are now that we are finally sickness free at our house! Today I am reviewing Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull. I am so excited about this review! If you remember, last year I reread and reviewed Mull's full Fablehaven series (you can check out …
Continue reading [Dragonwatch]: A Review
Hi everyone! Hope you're having a great week. We are prepping for a rainy weekend in Dallas. Today I'm here with a review of a childhood favorite of mine, The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson. I remember loving this book as a kid. I decided it to reread it as a part of …
Happy Tuesday, bookish friends! I hope you are staying cool in any way you can. We were out and about this afternoon and when we got in the car to go home, it was 100 degrees outside! I'm definitely ready for fall temperatures to come...in November here in Texas! Still working away at my massive …
Continue reading [Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]: A Review
Hi everyone! I am trying to play serious catch up on my reviews the next few weeks. It's tricky to write with a baby in my arms most of the time 🙂 Slow and steady wins the race, right? So here I am trying to make a bit of progress on my many reviews. Today …
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! 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 …
Happy Friday, everyone! I am really excited about my review today. Lately, I've been on a children's literature kick. When we go to the library, I seem to always find a children's novel that I haven't read before. Today I get to review one of my recent favorites: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. I'm not sure …
Welcome back to Top 5 Wednesday! T5W is a weekly meme is hosted by Sam @ ThoughtsOnTomes. You can visit the Goodreads T5W group for more info. This week’s topic is Favorite Science Fiction & Fantasy Books. I decided to share some of my favorite series in these genres so I can include more books 😉 Enjoy! …
Continue reading Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Fantasy and Sci Fi Series
Happy Saturday, all! It's actually pretty chilly here today so we have spent the day inside cleaning and watching movies. Today I am back with a catch up review of a book that, honestly, disappointed me a bit. I have always really enjoyed fantasy novels. I rave about Harry Potter enough for you to probably …
Hi Everyone! Wow, it's sure been a long time since I participated in Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. If you are wondering why, check out this post from yesterday 😉 I decided to write my TTT this week about the best books I read in 2016. I enjoy year-in-review posts …