Two Read-a-thons in June

Two Read-a-thons in June

I have read-a-thon fever with two great thons happening this weekend! Created by: Rie of Mission To Read  and  Cohosted by: Melissa of Harley Bear Book Blog, Lindsay of The Novel Life, Kathrin of StackedNPainted, Angela of  and Melina of The Pretty Nifty YA Reader.  The summer solstice is the longest day of the year.  And you know what that means… […]

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Review: Waiting to Be Heard

June 19, 2013 Whitney Review 10 Comments
Review: Waiting to Be Heard

First and foremost, I would like to note that I checked out Waiting to Be Heard from the library.  I did not buy or receive a free copy, but I did read the book. Why the disclaimer?  Because anything negative said about Waiting to Be Heard (particularly on Amazon) gets bombarded with accusations and automatically […]

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Classic Club Meme June 2013

June 18, 2013 Whitney Meme 2 Comments
Classic Club Meme June 2013

The Classics Club monthly meme is another way to bring members of The Classics Club together. The post for the month will go up on the main page of this blog on the 2nd of the month, and you’ll have all month to respond over at your blog.  Q:  What is your favourite opening sentence from a […]

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Review: Atonement

June 14, 2013 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Review: Atonement

I saw the movie first with a group of friends and enjoyed it so much I checked it out at the library later that week. I was presently surprised how little they left out in the film. Atonement was a throughly enjoying book, it was a little slow at times but overall very good. The […]

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Friday Memes #28

Friday Memes #28

Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read Activity: Spine Poetry. Create a line of poetry with your book spines (take a picture). Not feeling creative? Tell us about your favorite poem.  Okay, I’m breaking the rules a bit by not including a picture (most of these books are on my kindle) but I […]

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The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon

June 12, 2013 Whitney Review 1 Comment
The One I Left Behind by  Jennifer McMahon

“Put the lotion in the basket.” Why did I quote Silence of the Lambs?  Because when found, each of Neptune’s deformed women’s right stub had been properly cleaned and clotted.  Like Buffalo Bill he took “care” of his victims. The One I Left Behind is told in two parts, flashing from 1985 during the summer […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up #5

Weekly Wrap-Up #5

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s 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. This Week on […]

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48 Hour Book Challenge Starting Post

48 Hour Book Challenge Starting Post

I’m officially starting the 48 Hour Book Challenge!  I’ll be reading from Saturday through Monday. I debated starting last night but I was so tired from being in the sun all day during my garage sale that I just said screw it, I’ll start Saturday morning.  And that’s what I’m doing. I’m starting at 7:44 […]

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Wicked Wildfire Read-a-Thon

Wicked Wildfire Read-a-Thon

I just finished having a garage sale and am ready to kick back and read.  I managed to get a little reading done during any luls but now I can hit in full force.  (click on button for information) Here’s my reading list The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell (currently reading) Promise Not to Tell […]

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Friday Memes #27

Friday Memes #27

  Q: Have you broken up with a series? If so which one and why? A: Twilight, I loved the first three books but Breaking Dawn had me saying what?  Bella finally broke a nail and got under my skin, it ended too perfectly, and that birthing scene was just wrong.  It’s not you, it’s […]

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