Month: September 2015

Month in Review: September 2015

September 30, 2015 Whitney Monthly Review 0 Comments
Month in Review: September 2015

Books Reviewed: Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy Movies Reviewed Bleak House The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2015 Reading Challenge Whitney has read 12 books toward her goal of 50 books. hide 12 of 50 (24%) view books * Do you write a monthly wrap-up post?  How […]

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A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

September 29, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

First Impressions A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy has two stories. The first, is the Cuban Missile Crisis and the second is a story of paternity. Both subplots could have been a novel all their own. They kept me reading on to the next chapter. It was a heart-pounding plot and the […]

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Blog Ahead October 2015

September 28, 2015 Whitney Event 0 Comments
Blog Ahead October 2015

I love getting ahead with blogging, it relieves stress of getting up “that next post” and who doesn’t like to be on top of things?  I participated in Blog Ahead in May and loved the feeling of padding up scheduled posts for the summer holidays.  Therefore I was so happy that Anna from herding cats […]

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Sunday Post #65

September 27, 2015 Whitney Weekly Wrap-Up 0 Comments
Sunday Post #65

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. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

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Blogger Thon in November

September 25, 2015 Whitney Event 0 Comments
Blogger Thon in November

Bemused Bookworm is hosting an awesome event in November to highlight book bloggers aptly named Blogger Thon hop on over and check it out! The Blogger Thon is a new event for book bloggers who want to network and find new blogger friends. Each day we will post a question of the day that we […]

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Write On Review-a-Thon September 2015

September 23, 2015 Whitney review-a-thon 0 Comments
Write On Review-a-Thon September 2015

  The Write on Review-a-thon, started by The Book Vixen has a new home at Book Bumblings. The Write On Review-a-Thon is a challenge hosted by Book Bumblings. From Friday through Sunday, we all band together and write as many reviews as possible. It’s a weekend for you to either catch up on reviews or […]

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Sunday Post #64

September 20, 2015 Whitney Weekly Wrap-Up 0 Comments
Sunday Post #64

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. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

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Fall Bloggiesta 2015

September 16, 2015 Whitney Blogging 1 Comment
Fall Bloggiesta 2015

It is Fall Bloggiesta time, (September 17 – 20) and as always I’ve found a few things to do on the blog. Write Reviews Update Reviews (Got A & B done in review index Draft TBR Thursday Posts Back-up Blog Back-up Template Organize Blogs I Follow Comment Participate in at least 1 mini-challenge — create […]

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Sunday Post #63

September 13, 2015 Whitney Weekly Wrap-Up 0 Comments
Sunday Post #63

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. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

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Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe

September 11, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe

Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe is disjointed. It reads like the author was on a bad trip.  The novel is very descriptive but I found it a bit disconcerting. I also kept picturing Mr. Rochester’s crazy first wife in the attic. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog […]

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