I am starting to break and am joining my first event/challenge for 2013. Next month, Amanda at Simpler Pastimes will be hosting a challenge to last throughout January on Classic Children’s Literature. I already have The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lange on my Kindle (also on my classics club list) and on my last trip to Barnes and […]
Firstly, the beginning of this book is depressing (after Eustance and Jill awesomely escape the bullies at school). Anyway… it is sad because much time has passed in the land of Narnia and King Caspian is old and pruny. Thus, time is of the essence to bring back his missing son, Prince Rilian. So after […]
I really didn’t see The Secret of Red Gate Farm as much of a mystery, not because there wasn’t something to be solved but because it dealt more with cults. However loosely used, a group of people run around flapping their arms to a tribal dance during the full moon, dressed in white sheets that […]
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 favorite memory of Dickens’ A […]
I really liked this installment of the series because it had a race against time aspect to it not only to find Nancy Smith Drew but also to stop her from marrying a gold digger. This almost felt like an episode of The Dating Game gone wrong; a contestant being yanked off stage. As for […]
I love watching movies almost as much as I like reading books — but just almost. I started a movie blog a while back but only posted sporadically, if not at all. I would think this wouldn’t be a problem as I watch a film practically every night, but I am a horrible multi-tasker. Maintaining […]
Okay, so Nancy finds a diary during a house fire and believes there could be a clue in it to find the arsonist. (hence, the title) while leaving the scene, her car is in an accident and meets Ned Nickerson — Yay! He falls head-over heals in disgusting puppy love and will do anything to […]
Re-review, is that even a word? Well it will be for the next few sentences. By this I mean do you review a book a second time on your blog? I reread Harry Potter every year but is it necessary to review it again and again and again. I recently looked back on some of […]
So at the beginning of the year I decided to switch this blog to strictly classic literature, and like any new year’s resolution I failed miserably. Of course as soon as I made the decision I saw all the great books that were coming out that year and I sat there salivating. I found it […]
Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by The True Book Addict via The Christmas Spirit Blog Details: challenge will run from Monday, November 19, 2012 through Sunday, January 6, 2013 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany). cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged! These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas […]