Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Books with Nature on the Cover (flowers, trees, landscapes, animals, etc.). Hello Readers! I hope you’re all well. I’ve been doing more reading—mostly outside—so that’s been …
Title: MoxieAuthor: Jennifer MathieuGenre: Young AdultPublished On: September 19, 2017Publisher: Roaring Brook PressSource: digitalPages: 335 Synopsis: MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with an administration at her high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment, and gross comments from …
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is My Ten Most Recent Reads (maybe share a one-sentence review to go with?). Hello Readers! We’ve made it to May! I’m more than ready for …
Hello Readers! Who else has been too distracted to read lately? 🙋♀️ I’ve been doing more watching than reading. I can recommend Mare of Easttown with Kate Winslet on HBO Max, if you’re a fan of crime dramas. I’ve also been rewatching Lost, one of my all-time favorite shows, while listening to a podcast called …
Hello Readers! I’m a few days late on my wrap-up and haul post for April. We were able to get out of town for a few days with my in-laws now that we’re all fully vaccinated. We rented a house near the beach in Galveston and enjoyed being all together again. Even though the water …
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Animals From Books! (these could be mythical, real, main characters, sidekicks, companions/pets, shifters, etc.) (Submitted by Paige @paigesquared and Jennifer Y. …
Title: Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected LifeAuthor: Julianna Margulies Genre: Memoir, NonfictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 256 Synopsis: Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. “At once a tender coming-of-age story and a deeply …
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Colorful Book Covers. Hello Readers! I hope you’re all well and reading something you’re enjoying. Predictably for me, I’ve read less than usual after participating …
Title: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirGenre: Science FictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 496 Synopsis: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let …
Title: Hurricane SummerAuthor: Asha Bromfield Genre: Young AdultPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 400 Synopsis: CW: classism, racism, sexism, physical and verbal abuse, sexual assault, rape, abortion (mentioned), infidelity, grief, and deathTilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and …
