Hello Readers! My November TBR may look similar to My October TBR. I ended up shifting some books around when I decided to participate in Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) again this year. I try not to read anything too consuming while I’m writing. This will be my sixth year to participate, and while part …
October 2020 Monthly Wrap-Up & Book Haul
Hello Readers! Happy Halloween to those who celebrate! I can’t believe it’s the end of October, and we’re finally closing in on the last few days before our election here in the U.S. We didn’t know if this day would ever come. 😉 If you look back at My October TBR, you’ll see that I …
My September Book HookUp Unboxing
Last Christmas, my husband gifted me a subscription to The Strand’s The Book HookUp. We had visited New York City for the first time the previous Christmas, 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 huge …
Top Ten Tuesday: The Spookiest Books On My TBR
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 A Halloween Freebie! Hello Readers! How have we almost made it to Halloween? It’s a strange feeling: wanting this …
My Random Thoughts While Binge-Reading the Six of Crows Duology
The Grishaverse is a book world I’ve heard about for years. And been thoroughly confused by for years, as well. (Who or what is The Darkling???) Do I start with the more favored Six of Crows?? Or Shadow and Bone that was written first? I had different responses when I asked that question, btw. NOW …
My Random Thoughts While Binge-Reading the Shadow and Bone Trilogy
The Grishaverse is a book world I’ve heard about for years. And been thoroughly confused by for years, as well. (Who or what is The Darkling???) Do I start with the more favored Six of Crows?? Or Shadow and Bone that was written first? I had different responses when I asked that question, btw. NOW …
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Read Because Someone Recommended Them To Me
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 Books I Read Because Someone Recommended Them To Me (tell us who recommended them, if you want!). Hello Readers! …
ARC Book Review | Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater
Title: Swamp Thing: Twin BranchesAuthor: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Graphic NovelPublished On: October 13, 2020Publisher: DC ComicsSource: digitalPages: 208 Synopsis: Twins Alec and Walker Holland have a reputation around town. One is quiet and the other is the life of any party, but they are inseparable. For their last summer before college, the two leave the city …
Top Ten Tuesday: Super Long Book Titles
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 a Super Long Book Titles. Hello Readers! I hope you’re all well. The biggest news I have to share …
ARC Book Review | Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
Title: Invisible GirlAuthor: Lisa Jewell Genre: Mystery, ThrillerPublished On: October 13, 2020Publisher: Atria BooksSource: digitalPages: 368 Synopsis: The author of the “rich, dark, and intricately twisted” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) The Family Upstairs returns with another taut and white-knuckled thriller following a group of people whose lives shockingly intersect when a young woman disappears. Owen Pick’s life …