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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (1/8/18)
The first one of these in January, and I’m so pleased with how strong I’ve started out this year! Let me tell you, I was in a hardcore slump the majority of last year. I’d sway in and out, but my reading was nowhere near where it normally is. This year I’m feeling good. I’m taking it slow, and reading what I want, and it’s going well. Here’s my first status update of the year! Can you believe I’ve already powered through 3 books this year? I’m even proud of myself. I picked up The Frog Princess as a light, fun…
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Book Hoarding, and How I’m Letting That Go
Luna feels about toys, how I feel about books. I emptied her toy bin today to clean it out, and the pile that amassed in front of me cracked me up to no end. This girl is basically a dragon in disguise, and her hoard is all about chew toys and stuffed toys. The funny part though, is that I’m exactly the same way about books! It’s been that way as long as I can remember. I’ll buy/borrow/receive a book, put it on the shelf, and forget to read it. Then a year later I’ll see it, tell myself “You…
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Book Blitz: Pretty Dead Girls by Monica Murphy
Welcome to the Release Week Blitz for Pretty Dead Girls by Monica Murphy presented by Entangled Teen! This book sounds absolutely thrilling, and I’ve been excited about it since this tour put it on my radar. Do you love stories featuring dark secrets, and intrigue? This is the story for you! Grab your copy today! Congratulations Monica! Beautiful. Perfect. Dead. In the peaceful seaside town of Cape Bonita, wicked secrets and lies are hidden just beneath the surface. But all it takes is one tragedy for them to be exposed. The most popular girls in school are turning up dead,…
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Book Review: The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Wicked City Author: Beatriz Williams Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Paperback; 384 Release Date: December 26, 2017 Source: HarperCollins / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Genre: Historical Fiction Recommended to: Readers who are fans of Beatriz Williams and enjoy reading dual-narrated and dual-time period stories. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble In the first book of a breathtaking new trilogy by bestselling author Beatriz Williams, two generations of women are brought together inside a Greenwich Village apartment —a flapper hiding an extraordinary past, and a…
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2017 Wrap Up: Top 5 Books of 2017
I took a break from this yesterday, partially due to spending time with family and partially due to feeling kind of under the weather. I have big plans on New Year’s Eve and can’t get sick! *wink* The good news is that it gave me a chance to really think about my list for today of My Top 5 Books of 2017. ================================================================== In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan I generally don’t read a lot of non-fiction, but my year of introspection, and my new addiction to gardening, made me want to seek out more stories about where my food comes…
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2017 Wrap Up: 2018 Blog Goals
Alright bookish people, today let’s talk about 2018 Blog Goals. It’s been a while since I actually set any because, as I explained in my 2016 wrap up, 2017 was supposed to be the year of quiet introspection and leisurely reading. I needed to get back to my roots, and make reading enjoyable again. As you know, it worked. I’m ready to plan. Goal #1 – Social Media Balance I took a big step back from social media this year, but it’s also an important part of running/publicizing a blog. So my goal for 2018 is to learn to balance…
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2017 Wrap Up: Books I Missed Out On In 2017
Two days of posts in a row, my friends. Can you believe it? I’ve got my vibe back, and I’m feeling good. I already started eyeing new books, and revving up for new blog content for the new year. Now, the key is to take it easy and not burn out again. We can do this! As I mentioned yesterday, 2017 was a slower year for me. That means I missed a pretty fair amount of newly released books, while I was sitting back and reading whatever attracted me at the time. So, today’s post is dedicated to… The Top…
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2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge!
Hey y’all! As I mentioned in last week’s post, I’ve been scarce this year and I’m definitely aware of that. The good news is that it gave me some time to recharge. 7 years of running this blog had taken a toll, and I really needed some time to step away and love reading again. That break was good for me, and the fact that I missed doing this, and missed interacting with all of you, made me feel great! I’m ready to come back. So let’s kick off a new year of blogging, with week-long wrap up of last…
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2018 Reading Challenge
The full POPSUGAR Reading Challenge is here! A book made into a movie you’ve already seen True Crime The next book in a series you started A book involving a heist Nordic noir A novel based on a real person A book set in a country that fascinates you A book with the time of day in the title A book about a villain or antihero A book about death or grief A book with a female author who uses a male psuedonym A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist A book that is also a stage play or musical A…
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Guest Post: Child Maltreatment and Futuristic Technologies by Robert Eggleton
Hello everyone, and happy Thursday before a holiday weekend! I know that I’ve been scarce lately, and Tina has been taking on more than her fair share of posts, but I wanted to pop back in before the new year with a very important post. Robert Eggleton, author of Rarity from the Hollow is here with a guest post that is just as poignant as his book. As an advocate for the prevention of child abuse, Eggleton uses his authorial platform as a means of both entertaining and informing his readers. I can’t think of a better way to get this…