Month: July 2014

Monthly Review: July 2014

Monthly Review: July 2014

Reviewed: Cress by Marissa Meyer Landing Gear by Kate Pullinger The Fever by Megan Abbott The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin   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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Review: The Fortune Hunter

July 29, 2014 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Review: The Fortune Hunter

Novels that involve famed persons tend to be told through a female’s eye I did not find that to be the case in The Fortune Hunter.  Daisy Goodwin’s book is one of a love triangle and is aptly told by all three participant’s point of view.  It could very easily be told through the eyes […]

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Sunday Post #30

Sunday Post #30

Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. Off the Blog This week we had three showings, their specific […]

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Austen in August 2014

July 23, 2014 Whitney Event 1 Comment
Austen in August 2014

  Misty at The Book Rat is hosting her yearly Austen in August and I couldn’t be more thrilled.  I’ll be out of town for this event but still plan to read along with The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick.  As an obvious Jane Austen fan this novel has […]

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The Giver Movie Trailer

The Giver Movie Trailer

Last week I saw Transformers.  Right when you walked in the theater there was a poster for The Giver. Oh no! It is a Twilight wannabe. Maybe they’re trying to draw teens who didn’t grow up in the 90s. Yeah, that must be it.  But then I saw the trailer… Disappointment began. First off there […]

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Sidebars Or Lack Thereof

July 21, 2014 Whitney Blogging 4 Comments
Sidebars Or Lack Thereof

For Bloggiesta I mainly focused on the appearance of my blog.  I created a page for my archived posts and labels, fiddled with the background and added social icons to match.  I also created title banners for each of my gadgets on my sidebar.  I then realized I didn’t like them.  For some reason they […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up #29

Weekly Wrap-Up #29

Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. Off the Blog Last week, I mentioned that we had an […]

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Summer Mini-Bloggiesta

July 16, 2014 Whitney Event 5 Comments
Summer Mini-Bloggiesta

It is Mini Bloggiesta this weekend! (July 19 -20)  Whenever I find out about this event I think “oh my blog is fine, what do I have to improve on it?”  Then I take a closer look and this is what I found. Back up blog Update posts to include: author/publisher/pub date/source/where to buy Add […]

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A Walk To Remember Movie Review

A Walk To Remember Movie Review

Director: Adam Shankman Writers: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Karen Janszen (screenplay) Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Release Date: January 25, 2002 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. I watched A Walk to […]

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