Author: Whitney

Weekly Wrap-Up #153

Weekly Wrap-Up #153

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, and books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer,  The Book Date, and Reading Reality Off The Blog My library card expired without my notice until I tried to renew a book so getting that update was a top priority […]

Posted June 11, 2023 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 1 Comment

Friday Memes: The Last Thing He Told Me

Friday Memes: The Last Thing He Told Me

Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: You see it all the time on television.  There’s a knock at the front door.  And, on the other side, someone is waiting to tell you the news that changes everything. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 I go back into the house just long enough to grab Owen’s […]

Posted June 9, 2023 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 6 Comments

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

I went through a phase where I read Reese Witherspoon’s book club selections. Reese Witherspoon’s so-called “tagline” was that she picks books that focus on strong female characters and stories. Sadly, that was not the case with Counterfeit. The main character Ava was anything but, Ava was easily manipulated, weak, and incredibly unlikeable. Typically, I […]

Posted June 6, 2023 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Anne Frank Remembered

Anne Frank Remembered

I originally read Anne Frank’s Diary when I was eleven or twelve years old. I remember her view of the world, during a horrendous time in history, and around my age left a huge impact and, like so many other girls is the reason I started a diary however, I’m sure my middle school ramblings […]

Posted June 3, 2023 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments

Monthly Wrap-Up May 2023

Monthly Wrap-Up May 2023

Blogging Goals In May I got back in the swing of reviewing books but I’m still a little behind on commenting. My June goal is to comment on five different blogs every day. Books Reviewed: Books Acquired TBR Thursday I link up to Feed Your Fiction Addiction to share my monthly reading

Posted May 31, 2023 by Whitney in Monthly Review / 3 Comments

Weekly Wrap-Up #152

Weekly Wrap-Up #152

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 Last Sunday, I unexpectedly got a ticket to the musical The Lion King. I hadn’t seen it in 10+ years and it was […]

Posted May 28, 2023 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

Book Beginnings and Friday 56: Killing Me

Book Beginnings and Friday 56: Killing Me

Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: The worst part was that I felt stupid.  Well, that’s not entirely true.  The real worst part was that I was tied up in the back of a van with a hood over my head, and based on recent news reports, something truly horrific was about to happen. Hosted […]

Posted May 26, 2023 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 1 Comment

Weekly Wrap-Up #151

Weekly Wrap-Up #151

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, and books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer,  The Book Date, and Reading Reality Off The Blog After a long break, my husband and I resumed playing Dungeons and Dragons and hosted our group earlier this week.  As for […]

Posted May 21, 2023 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 1 Comment