This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far in 2015. So far this year my reading has been pretty up and down, with some amazing books and some disappointing ones. Here are the ten that stand out as having been the most memorable READ MORE
Month: June 2015
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE FEVER – MEGAN ABBOTT
The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #78
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | WHAT’S IN A NAME?
The world of books is never boring. Every week (well, most weeks) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #16
My Week On Wednesday is a weekly link-up post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish stuff I enjoyed in the past week! (Click on book images to view Goodreads page.) Just shelved: So I finally got into this book – not only READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MY FAVOURITE TOPICS
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Ten Favourite Top Ten Tuesday Topics. I’ve been doing this link-up for a whiiiiiiiile now, and I honestly couldn’t even list ten topics off the top of my head, but here are a few that jumped out from as far back as READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | FINDING AUDREY – SOPHIE KINSELLA
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a terrific blend of comedy, romance, and psychological recovery in a contemporary YA novel sure to inspire and entertain. An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey’s daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #77
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | HAPPINESS IS YOUR OWN LIBRARY CARD
The world of books is never boring. Every week (well, most weeks) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #15
My Week On Wednesday is a weekly link-up post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish stuff I enjoyed in the past week! (Click on book images to view Goodreads page.) Just shelved: Well, I have to admit, I haven’t finished much in READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SUMMER 2015 TBR
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Ten Books On My Summer TBR. Well, last week I listed the books I’m looking forward to most coming out for the rest of the year so I’ll try to mix in a few that weren’t on there. Here are my top READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A GOD IN RUINS – KATE ATKINSON
In Life After Life Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s beloved younger brother Teddy – would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and father – as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #76
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I READ MORE
MONTHLY WRAP-UP | MAY 2015
Can you believe it’s June already? I certainly can’t! Whether I feel like it’s summer or not, the weather certainly seems to be warming up – right now I’m eating ice cream and sitting in front of a fully cranked fan. Phew, it’s warm! Which is surprising considering that I’m on the west coast READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST ANTICIPATED UPCOMING 2015 RELEASES
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Ten Most Anticipated Releases for the Rest of 2015. I’m gonna just start laughing right now. Ten. Pffft. What kind of amateur do they think they’re talking to? Here’s the (very long) list: JUNE 2015 Love May Fail – Matthew READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE SHORE – SARA TAYLOR
Welcome to The Shore: a collection of small islands sticking out from the coast of Virginia into the Atlantic Ocean. Where clumps of evergreens meet wild ponies, oyster-shell roads, tumble-down houses, unwanted pregnancies, murder, storm-making and dark magic in the marshes. . . Situated off the coast of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay, the group of READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #75
Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | READING AND THE AGING PROCESS
The world of books is never boring. Every week (well, most weeks) I’ll discuss a different topic related to books, often inspired by or in response to what’s going on in the online book community (or something I’ve seen another blogger talk about). I call this Book Thoughts on Thursday. Feel free to weigh READ MORE