Thursday Tea is a weekly meme highlighting what I’m currently reading (and drinking) and if I feel the two complement each other. The Book The Beverage: I’ve been reading The Calamity Club while I eat breakfast. That means I’ve been reading Kathryn Stockett’s new novel alongside a cup of coffee with caramel creamer. The […]
Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This meme is hosted by Carole’s Random Life in Books On My TBR This Week […]
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances gave me Brave Little Toaster feels in the best way possible. Our main character is a Roomba named Scout. Similar to Jean Louise Finch, Scout is curious and brave, which gets her into quite a bit of trouble. Glenn Dixon mirrors the narrative of To Kill A Mockingbird. I […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. It’s a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organize) yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your growing […]
I read The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris for my book club, and while it did make for good discussion, I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the Devil Wears Prada vibe I was getting. However, I found the characters to be unlikeable. Therefore, I developed little interest in the outcome of their […]
Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Head Full of Books where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence […]
Happy New Year, Everyone! While I didn’t post much in 2025, I thought it would be fun to do a mad-lib style meme to sum up my year of reading. Describe yourself: Clever Little Thing by Helena Echlin How do you feel: Wicked by Gregory Maguire Describe where you currently live: Where the River Merges […]
Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This meme is hosted by Carole’s Random Life in Books On My TBR This Week […]
October was a slow month of reading and blogging. October flew by mainly consisting of work and weekend laundry. My book club typically reads books that have been adapted to movies or tv series. However, last month we went off script and read Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris and went to a reading at a local […]
Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Head Full of Books where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence […]