It's the first weekend of summer! Not exactly my favorite season because of living in the desert and whatnot, but I'm secretly glad we're inching forward to cooler months now đ This weekend I'll be reading... Alice In the Know by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Turning Point by Danielle Steel If I happen to finish either,... Continue Reading →
It's safe to say I have read more books so far this year than ever before. I didn't know this would be possible, considering the intense work and school schedule I have been under lately, and yet here we are! To be fair, I count everything, and I mean everything, that I read. From the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Most Anticipated Releases of... Continue Reading →
"Fixie Farr has always lived by her fatherâs motto: âFamily first.â But since her dad passed away, leaving his charming housewares store in the hands of his wife and children, Fixie spends all her time picking up the slack from her siblings instead of striking out on her own. The way Fixie sees it, if... Continue Reading →
A couple days ago I shared that I recently created a new Goodreads shelf for books I did not finish. Unfortunately, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev ended up being added to that shelf. Below is why I couldn't connect with this book and what ultimately made me stop reading, with some spoilers.... Continue Reading →
I recently created a new shelf on my Goodreads page: Did Not Finish. I know a lot of readers utilize a did-not-finish shelf or something similar, and until recently I didn't feel the need to. But lately, I have started and stopped a handful of books and I decided that in addition to adding them... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Unpopular Bookish Opinions. I... Continue Reading →
"When Laurie Moran's husband was brutally murdered, only three-year-old Timmy saw the face of his father's killer. Five years later his piercing blue eyes still haunt Timmy's dreams. Laurie is haunted by more: the killer's threat to her son as he fled the scene: Tell your mother she's next, then it's your turn . .... Continue Reading →
We're officially six months into the year, and I thought it would be fun to do a check-in on my 2019 Literary Resolutions to see how far I've come. At the beginning of the year I came up with the following vague-on-purpose literary resolutions: Read different genres Read at least 5 classics Listen to at least... Continue Reading →
