Hello Readers! February was a whirlwind of a month for me. From an epic snowstorm, to a blog crisis, to Valentine’s and my birthday. I did manage to read 8 books (and a short story), including my first five-star read of the year! Looking back at My February TBR, I ended up reading all of …
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 Purple, Yellow, and/or Green Book Covers (in honor of Mardis Gras, which is today!) Cover Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Hello Readers! Happy Mardis Gras! To celebrate, …
Hello Readers! If you’re a regular visitor, you might remember I said I was trying to limit my ARCs (advanced readers copies) to 2-3 per month. While I’ve been able to keep that goal through the rest of the year (so far), January and February’s ARCs stacked up. It was actually watching them stack up …
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 Written Before I Was Born (These can be books you’ve read or want to read!) (submitted by Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book …
Hello Readers! It took me a little longer to get back into the “normal” swing of things after the holidays. I started the month in a bit of a reading slump, but thanks to my January ARCs demanding my attention, I pushed through it, traveling to all kinds of different destinations. And despite the fact …
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 I Meant to Read In 2020 but Didn’t Get To (You could take this opportunity to tell us what’s left on your seasonal TBRs …
Hello Readers! This will be my fourth year to participate in the Popsugar Reading Challenge! If you’ve never heard of the challenge, you can learn about it here. There’s also an informative Goodreads group here, as well as a Facebook group—but I’m not currently using Facebook. What I like about this challenge is it pushes …
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 Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2021. Hello Readers! I hope you’re feeling rested and refreshed for the New Year! Personally, I could …
Hello Readers! December was very different from normal for us here in Texas. It felt like Covid-19 was closing in swiftly as we watched some of our extended family and friends come down with it. While we’ve been social distancing and isolating all year, many here have not—which, sadly, has caused some tension in our …
In 2019, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We’d visited New York City for the first time the previous Christmas in 2018, stopping in at The Strand bookstore, of course, so it was the perfect gift. What I love about this subscription is that it’s quarterly, so not a …
