Month: March 2014

Spring into a Good Book Read-a-Thon

Spring into a Good Book Read-a-Thon

Spring into a Good Book  Read-a-Thon Hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair March 20 – March 26 Midnight to 11:59 p.m. (your time) It has been a long, long, long time since I participated in a read-a-thon (or at least it feels that way).  A week of reading sounds exquisite.  I’m not going to try and […]

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Book Review: My Sister’s Keeper

March 12, 2014 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Book Review: My Sister’s Keeper

I’m not sure how I feel about this book. One of the main characters has epilepsy and being epileptic myself I had some problems with the accuracy of Campbell’s seizure activity. In the novel, Campbell, Anna’s lawyer, has a dog that goes everywhere with him and later the reader learns it is a seizure dog. […]

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Heading on up

Heading on up

A quick post before my departure to Wisconsin.  I’m going on another week long trip to our lake house.  I checked the weather and Illinois is experiencing a heatwave compared to upper Wisconsin!  Sadly we have heard that compared to past years there is very little wildlife due to the lack of food and cold […]

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Book Review: Above

March 4, 2014 Whitney Review 3 Comments
Book Review: Above

Above has been compared to Emma Donoghue’s Room and based on the subject matter I can see why.  One could say what is original about that, its been done before.  No it has not.  Above is as fresh as the air that is above, but it is the darkness below that draws you in. Blythe’s […]

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Review: The Grip of God

March 3, 2014 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Review: The Grip of God

While reading The Grip of God I felt a nagging feeling in the back of my head, Sofia and her story reminds me of someone, but who?  Last night it came to me, Cynthia Ann Parker.  Strange I know but bear with me, (and yes I know Cynthia Ann was a real person)  both were abducted […]

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Road Trip

Road Trip

While I never announced it, I was away on another family vacation and returned on Friday.  We drove to Jacksonville, Florida to visit my brother and his wife – always a good time, with great food, weather and awesome company how can you do wrong? My parents and I then headed on to Savanna with […]

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Monthly Review: February 2014

Monthly Review: February 2014

Currently Reading: The Grip of God by Rebecca Hazell Reviewed: The Riddle of Sphinx Island by R.T. Raichev Road to Reckoning by Robert Lautner Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen When She Woke by Hillary Jordan The Secret of Raven Point by Jennifer Vanderbes Stuart Little by E.B. White Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Eclipse by […]

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