Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog It was an uneventful week. However, over the weekend I participated in Dewey’s 24-hour readathon and marathon-watched History of the World Part 1 […]
Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon The weather has felt like November the past few weeks which is perfect for curling up with a good book. I’ll probably have to do a bit of cleaning during the day but that’s what audiobooks are for right? Reading List: Audiobooks Ebooks Physical Books Opening Meme 1) What fine part of […]
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Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Sally Campbell’s shoes are fashionable but extremely flimsy. She ordered them from Curtis Fairchild’s specifically for Richmond’s winter season, but now she feels like a fool for thinking she could get away with wearing them on the half-mile walk to her brother-in-law’s house to the theater. Hosted by Freda’s […]
Review A fellow Book of the Month member loaned Transcendent Kingdom to me years ago and I am finally just getting around to reading it. As I say with most of my tbr why did I wait so long? The novel is addicting in more ways than one. Yaa Gyasi effortlessly navigated between the present […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog We moved a few weeks ago and I’ve spent the last few weekends unpacking and getting everything in its place. I also realized […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: Whenever I think of my mother I picture a queen-size bed with her lying in it, a practiced stillness filling the room. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 There’s a picture of my family at his funeral. We are standing near the casket. Nana looks like he is both […]
Mini Review As a person with cerebral palsy, I was looking forward to listening to a book about cp written by someone who also has cerebral palsy. At first, I had some difficulty getting into Find Another Dream as it felt more like a stand-up comedy rather than a memoir. However, I really enjoyed Maysoon […]