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Welcome to my June review of Anne of Avonlea as part of the #AnneReadAlong2017! I am having so much fun co-hosting this event with Jackie @ Death by Tsundoku. We'd love to have you join us for any part of the read along. We are writing reviews, posting Top 5 Lists, hosting giveaways, and more! …
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Hi everyone! I'm excited to share some thoughts about a recent book club book today. This book has kept me thinking for weeks after I finished it. And that's impressive! Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly is a New York Times Bestseller that I have been seeing at bookstores and libraries for months. I was …
Happy Saturday, y'all! I'm excited for some good family time this weekend and hopefully knocking this nasty cold out for good! Today I am here with a review of a book that surprised me: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This book has an interesting reputation. We all know the name. We can name several movies that …
Happy Halloween, everyone! We're taking it easy at home today and nursing heavy colds. Hope your holiday is a great one! Today I'm here with a review of The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White. This is the first book I've read by White and the first in her Ladies of the Manor Series. This novel also …
Welcome to my October post featuring Harry Potter! This month's book is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I left this until the end of the month, again. And again I found myself absolutely swept up into the story. It only took me a few days to finish this 800+ novel. Excited to …
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Today was a gorgeous day in Dallas. And I spent a good part of it reading. Perfect! I am back today with a review of Me Before You which I finished last week. I think I needed several days to digest this novel before writing a review. I fell in love, felt their heartache, and …
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! Today's topic easily puts us in the Halloween mood: top ten favorite/most compelling villains in books. I don't think I have ever done a topic like this one. And I found it harder than I expected to come up with villains. Some …
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. …
Happy last day of August, friends! Time to sneak in one last review for the month. And I am really excited about this one. A few weeks ago I got my new library card (priorities, right?) and hit the shelves looking for a too long list of books high on my TBR. I could only find a few of …
Continue reading [Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet]: A Review
Hi everyone! This week on Top 10 Tuesday its all about whatever we choose: FREEBIE WEEK -- topic of your choice or go back and do one you missed! I actually thought too long about this. Haha. All sorts of ideas flooded my mind. But I thought I would share some of my favorite characters from …
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