I'm back with another wrap up and TBR. This year is already going fast! February was a great month for reading: I read Wide Sargasso Sea for book group. But couldn't get into Bless me Ultima--that was a hard one for our group to get excited about. I had planned on blogging about Wide Sargasso Sea, …
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Book Traveling Thursdays: A Villain I Love to Hate
Welcome back to Book Traveling Thursdays hosted by Catia @ The Girl Who Reads Too Much and Danielle @ Danielle’s Book Blog. The goal is to share the covers of a book related to that week’s theme, which you can see at the Goodreads group, indicating different covers of the book--including your favorite and least favorite. This week's theme …
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Top 10 Tuesday: Beautiful WWII Stories
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week's topic is a fun one: Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For [insert here]. Lately I have really enjoyed historical fiction novels, especially those surrounding WWII. These stories are not all happy and a lot of …
[Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star]: A Review
Happy Leap Day! Today I am excited to review the second book in the Fablehaven series, one of my favorite fantasy series. It's been so fun to go back through these books. They are exciting, clever, and have great morals. A few initial thoughts: I love this series! This book just helped me remember that …
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Favorite Jane Austen [Persuasion]: A Review
I am excited to review a favorite classic today as a part of my journey with The Classics Club. Check out my full list here. For more info on the club, click here. Persuasion by Jane Austen has been a favorite of mine for years. I have read it for fun, in university courses, and …
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Perfect Fit [Stars Above]: A Review
I am so excited to talk a bit more about the Lunar Chronicles today! I didn't think it was possible to love the Lunar Chronicles more after Winter. But Marissa Meyer has done it again. Star Above fits perfectly into the Lunar Chronicles canon and gives some much needed beautiful beginnings and endings to the stories …
Top 10 Tuesday: Books that Deserve a Great Soundtrack
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week is all about music & books. I have been sitting here for a while trying to come up with clever book/song combinations. And it's hard. So I decided to take a twist on this topic. Today, I'm taking about Books that …
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Book Traveling Thursdays: Favorite Couples!
Welcome back to Book Traveling Thursdays hosted by Catia @ The Girl Who Reads Too Much and Danielle @ Danielle’s Book Blog. This week's theme is--It's almost Valentine's Day! Choose your favorite couple! I am super excited about this theme, but I also think it's so hard! How do I choose just one? Elizabeth Bennett and …
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Top 10 Tuesday: Totally Sappy, Totally Wonderful Love Quotes
Hi everyone and welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! Since Valentine's Day is only a few days away, this week's theme is a Valentine's Day themed freebie. There are so many fun ways to take this theme. I decided to share some of my favorite totally sappy, totally …
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Top 10 Tuesday: Blast from the Past
Welcome to this week's edition of Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week's theme is...Top Ten Historical Settings You Love/ Ten Historical Settings You'd Love To See or Top Futuristic Books You Love/Ten Futuristic Societies I'd Love To Read in Books --- basically this week is all about the past …
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