Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish Jane Austen (duh) — she breathes life into any character she touches/creates. Harry Potter Series — Hogwarts is just so damn awesome! I love J.K. Rowling Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell — I read this every freak’n year almost without fail, for being written in 1936 […]
While visiting Shadow Ranch, with her friends Bess and George, (surprise surprise) a mystery turns up. The ranch is supposedly haunted by the outlaw Dirk Valentine, who died leaving a hidden treasure to his sweetheart said to be on the property of Shadow Ranch. Not only does Nancy take this case but also a young […]
All of Lexie’s roommates were creepy, Abby appeared to know more than she lets on almost acting like a know-it-all Donna Reed, keeping everything orderly, watching all her ps and qs. Justin, is a squirrelly little thing, jumping at the slightest noise and willing to please. Raphael, really fades into the background, and sometimes I […]
Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish Top Ten Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island (no particular order) Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell — Because it would take me a long time. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — My favorite book ever! Harry Potter series — Does that count as one? […]
Sit Down and Write 2 hosted by The True Book Addict Sit Down and Write 2 has begun. A full two weeks to you guessed it — sitting down and writing! I have a plethora of reviews to write which I will probably schedule for the next few weeks, leaving me with more time to read. I […]
To celebrate her birthday Melissa at Must Read Faster is hosting the Happy Birthday Me Read-A-Thon running through out the weekend. I’ll be using this post to hold my progress. The Books: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by […]
I read this book about a month ago so I’m obviously late in posting a review. I waver between thinking this is good or bad, no matter what the book, (unless you’ve read it a thousand times) it is easy to forget details of said novel; but on the other hand it could be a testament […]
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 classic piece of literature most intimidates you, […]
This book started off with great pacing and potential, but it also had its issues. Nina Borg was too much of a goody-too-shoes constantly helping people and questioning what is the right thing? Like a girl scout earning merit badges. This sounds like an awful criticism (oh you’re too nice) but it started to get […]
Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie and due to the Presidential election I will be listing my top four political related books. My Life by Bill Clinton: I waited in line for 7 1/2 hours to get this book signed (President Clinton said he liked my […]