Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back. READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #63
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 haven’t READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | OKAY, I ADMIT IT. I’M A TOTAL WUSS.
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 in READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #3
My Week On Wednesday is a weekly post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish news that has happened in the past week. Just shelved: This one was… not what I expected. I’m still not even sure what to say. Currently reading: READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS FOR READERS WHO LIKE BOOKS ABOUT READING
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books for Readers Who Like Books About Reading. Okay, so obviously readers like books, but do they like reading about books and reading? I do. I love finding out how others approach my favourite pastime, and hearing how their relationship with READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE HALF BROTHER – HOLLY LECRAW
A passionate, provocative story of complex family bonds and the search for identity set within the ivy-covered walls of a New England boarding school When Charlie Garrett arrives as a young teacher at the shabby-yet-genteel Abbott School, he finds a world steeped in privilege and tradition. Fresh out of college and barely older than READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY | GENDER LITERATE
Happy International Women’s Day! Not that it needs much explanation, but today is a day to celebrate women’s accomplishments, honour the women who have made a difference in our world, and consider the work that still needs to be done for women around the world. That women (along with pretty much every marginalized group) have READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #62
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 haven’t READ MORE
BLOG AWARD | SISTERHOOD OF THE WORLD
My lovely friend Julianne over at Outlandish Lit nominated me for an award! Not just any award, but the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Excuse me while I blush…. Okay, I’m back. Now, here’s how this works. I get to answer the 10 questions Julianne set, and then I get to ask my nominees READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | WORLD BOOK DAY
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 in READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #2
My Week On Wednesday is a weekly post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish news that has happened in the past week. Just shelved: I finally finished the last of my review books for February (a little late, but it was a READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ALL TIME FAVE BOOKS READ FROM 2013-15
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: All Time Favourite Books Read In the Past Three Years. This works out perfectly because halfway through 2013 is when I began blogging regularly here, and when my reading life really picked up post-university. It’s been a wonderful, wild ride, and I’ve met READ MORE
MONTHLY WRAP-UP | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015
I missed last month’s wrap-up on account of being on vacation, so this one’s a two-fer! Some exciting things have happened in the past two months, both in terms of books and… not. First of all, I started off the year with a couple of truly fantastic reads – my favourite so far being If READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ONE MORE THING – B.J. NOVAK
B.J. Novak’s One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction. A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes—only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #61
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 haven’t READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | READING ONLY BLACK AUTHORS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH – YAY OR NAY?
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 in READ MORE
MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #1
Wednesdays used to be when I participated in a link-up by the name of WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog. But for weeks there has been no link up post, and I suspect this one is no longer. So I decided perhaps it’s time to come up with my own weekly feature that READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE LITERARY HEROINES
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Favourite Literary Heroines. I often have trouble cataloguing the books I’ve read and characters I’ve met in my mind. But there are always those few brilliant characters who stick with you as if they were flesh and blood. Here are a few READ MORE