The True Book Addict is hosting the High Summer Read-A-Thon. She writes: The High Summer Read-a-thon is one month three days away, July 25th through July 31st! It will start at 12:00am Monday and end at 11:59pm on Sunday. Times are central standard time so adjust your times accordingly. I plan to host a mini-challenge […]
Overall, I enjoyed The Luxe series but even after a week to reflect on the conclusion I’m still unsure how I feel about it. But one thing I have agreed upon is the universal theme of unrequited love. No matter how you spin it the ending of the Diana/Henry romance will satisfy a very small […]
First Impressions I recently watched the Diane Sawyer interview with Jaycee Dugard. One word came to mind, why? What would possess anyone to commit such an act? A sick bastard. Room by Emma Donoghue captured my attention with atrocity that is hard to imagine. Impressions While Reading What I liked about Room was that it does […]
After their uncle’s death the Baudelaires are moved to their Aunt Josephine’s who lives on the top of a cliff looking down on the sea. She is scared of everything including the water below her home. Soon after being intrusted to Josephine’s care she becomes infatuated with a pirate by the name of Captain Sham. […]
After an adult finally realizes what an unsuitable guardian Count Olaf is (but only after he attempted to marry Violet). The children go to stay with Uncle Monty herpetologist, but guess who’s coming to dinner? and it’s not Sidney Poitier. Count Olaf returns hunting the children as Stephano, Uncle Monty’s new assistant with another attempt […]
A Series of Unfortunate Events is like a Pixar movie, entertaining for the kids but enough adult humor for the parents. On both ends it is very imaginative. The Baudelaire siblings are suddenly orphaned after their parents are killed in a house fire. Instead of going to the next of kin they are shuttled off […]
Crazy for Books hosts a weekly meme Book Blogger Hop creating a chance to catch up on older and favorite blogs that you may be neglecting and discovering new ones in the process. Weekly Blog Summary: I mainly review fiction and classic literature I participated in the Once Upon A readathon and the Summer Mini-Readathon […]
Truthfully, this book pissed me off. I’ve never been “and they lived happily ever after” reader, in fact, I prefer they don’t as it can sometimes be too cutesy. In Envy, evil triumphs over good and it annoyed me that the two main characters I love to hate, Penelope and Carolina somehow always manage to […]
It’s the last day of the readathon, and to kick off today I’ll start with a recap of yesterday Stats for Day Two Currently Reading: The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai Books Read: Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen Pages Read: 160 Time Read: 4 Hours 45 Minutes Time Blogging: 50 Minutes Mini-Challenges: 2 Caffeine Intake: […]
Yesterday was filled with reading and due to being a slow reader felt that I got quite a lot accomplished. Below are my stats from day one and my goals for today. Stats For Day One Currently Reading: Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen Books Read: 0 Pages Read: 223 Time Read: 5 Hours 10 […]