Month: November 2013

Review: Alex by Pierre Lemaitre

November 22, 2013 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Review: Alex by Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre’s novel kept me on my toes from beginning to end.  with Alex, the victim and one of the main characters in the novel I developed whiplash, never fully being able to decide how I felt about her.  She was kept in a box for a week but on the other side of the […]

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Book Review: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

November 20, 2013 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Book Review: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

“The neighbors all whisper about the two sisters who live on the hill: It’s Blanche Hudson who lives in that house, you know. The Blanche Hudson.” Anyone who knows me, knows that my favorite actress is Bette Davis, who starred in All About Eve, Dark Victory and What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?  This was […]

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What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading hosted by Sheila at Book Journey Currently Reading   Read Reviewed Upcoming Reviews Save Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 169 other subscribers

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2013 Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge and Read-a-Thon

November 16, 2013 Whitney read-a-thon 0 Comments
2013 Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge and Read-a-Thon

The most wonderful time of the year is approching and with that comes the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by Michelle of The True Book Addict Details and sign up: challenge will run from Friday, November 22, 2013 through Monday, January 6, 2014 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany). cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged! These […]

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Allegiant by Veronica Roth

November 15, 2013 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Allegiant by Veronica Roth

I ordered Allegiant through the library and due to the massive hold I was unable to renew it.  I was not disappointed, in fact I feel the need to discourage the 104 people who are waiting to read this book.  I forced myself to read my 100 page minimum, but even that was a stuggle. […]

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Friday Memes #34

November 15, 2013 Whitney Friday Memes 29 Comments
Friday Memes #34

  Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read   Q: Are there any book to movie adaptations where you think the movie is better than the book? A: I can not think of a single one.  If I had to choose I’d probably say The Wizard of Oz  as it held my attention more […]

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Book Review: Insurgent

November 13, 2013 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Book Review: Insurgent

I’m not sure how I feel about Insurgent.  The reader does get a deeper look at the different factions and Dauntless training, but it got repetitive.  Tris goes through a simulation and someone tells her she’s Divergent, she goes through another simulation and someone else figures out she’s Divergent, and round and round we go. […]

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Childhood Books Meme

November 12, 2013 Whitney Meme 2 Comments
Childhood Books Meme

1: What is your favourite children’s bookLittle House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, I loved these books to death, my favorite being Little House in the Big Woods 2: What book scared / scarred you as a childMy Grandparents would read my brother and I Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann when we were little, […]

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Monster Thons

November 9, 2013 Whitney read-a-thon 2 Comments
Monster Thons

I love a good readathon so when I happened upon The Book Monsters read & review thons I knew I had to join.  I’m not going to dwadle on but my tbr books are below and I’ll be keeping track f my progress on this post too. Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan Belle Cora […]

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Friday Memes #33

November 7, 2013 Whitney Friday Memes 9 Comments
Friday Memes #33

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer Q: Do you post your book reviews as soon as you have completed the book or do you wait a few days? A: I’ve been going through a small reading/reviewing slump but when I’m on my game I write them 1 to 3 days after […]

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