Hi everyone! Sorry I have been MIA this week. We successfully surprised my mom with a visit for her birthday! It was so fun! Oh it was such a wonderful week with my parents. There is just something about the home I grew up in. It makes me feel safe, secure, and so happy. I …
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[War and Peace, Book 10]: A Review
Guys. I finally finished book 10!! This feels like a really big deal to me. First, this is the longest of the books within the novel. And second, it covers about 15% of the book from just after 50% to almost 70%. That was such a hard stretch for me! When I hit the half …
August Wrap-Up and September TBR 2016
Can you believe it's September? The fall is my favorite time of year. I love all the anticipation of the holidays to come, the changing leaves, cooler weather, and college football 🙂 I feel like it's been a super long time since I did a wrap-up post. With the move in late July and early …
June Wrap-Up and July TBR
Hi everyone! I feel a bit like a broken record when I say...Can you believe we are already in July? I feel like this year gets faster and faster as the months go by. (But seriously.) Lucky for me, I have been able to read so many fantastic books this year! And my plans just …
Top 10 Tuesday: Favorite Genres and Characters
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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[War and Peace, Books 8 & 9]: A Review
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for all your kind words in connection with my one year blogiversary! I have loved sharing reviews and my nerdy love of books with you all. And I look forward to many more years of book blogging! Today I am finally back with a review of two more books …
May Wrap-Up and June TBR
Welcome back to another round of my monthly wrap-up and TBR posts! Can you believe it is June already? Every month goes faster than the last this year! I did a lot of fun reading in May: I reread The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for book group. Love this book. I read …
April Wrap-Up and May TBR
Hi all! I'm a bit late getting this post together this month. I keep saying the year is flying by and its still true! I was a bit of a book group slacker this month. But I am super excited to share some of the books I read in April--it was a great reading month …
[War and Peace] Book 7: A Review
I'm sneaking in one last review this month before its May already! Tonight I'm reviewing book 7 in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. I am excited to review another book in War and Peace because, honestly, I have been in a bit of slump lately with this classic. It's just so huge! And I …
[War and Peace] Books 5 & 6: A Review
Hi everyone. Today I'm back with a review of books 5 & 6 of War and Peace. I've been hitting a bit of a rut with reading this novel lately. Since I read on my Kindle usually, I see the percentage of the book I have read. I have been stuck in the 30's% for a …
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