Jane in June 2011

Jane in June 2011

By great fortune, I got back into the blogging world just in time for BookRat’s yearly Jane in June  a month long celebration to my favorite author Jane Austen and this Janeite is super excited!  Besides reviews, guest posts memes and giveaways she will also be hosting a read-along this year which happens to be […]

Posted May 22, 2011 by Whitney in Event / 3 Comments

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Part of this may have to do with Alan Rickman’s delivery of the line but my favorite quote of all the Harry Potter books/movies is spoken by Professor Snape while substituting for the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher Professor Lupin, “Turn to page 394.” on page 394 is the chapter on werewolves and […]

Posted May 22, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 3 Comments

I’m Back

I’m Back

I had quite a hiatus there.  Life got ultra busy and time just got away from me. I had also gotten a little burned out from blogging and needed a chance to revamp my engine so to speak. But I’m back with a few reviews to post.  Now that is summer approaching I’ll have plenty […]

Posted May 22, 2011 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 4 Comments

Review: Savvy

Review: Savvy

Thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy hits—and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs wants is a savvy that will save him. In fact, Mibs is […]

Posted April 1, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments

Review: The Moorland Cottage

Review: The Moorland Cottage

The Moorland Cottage is the chronicle of brother and sister Edward and Maggie Browne.  Edward is a bit of an ass, but yet Maggie still follows him around like a lost puppy filling his every request.  This is until she meets Frank Buxton and her attentions begin to drift elsewhere. The story plays out like […]

Posted February 22, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Magician’s Nephew

Review: The Magician’s Nephew

There has been much debate as to when to read The Magician’s Nephew.  It was the sixth book in the series to be published (1955) but in 1994, Harper Collins took possession and reordered the series chronologically putting The Magician’s Nephew first as a prequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.  Purists, often […]

Posted February 20, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 8 Comments

48 Hour Read-A-Thon: Updates

48 Hour Read-A-Thon: Updates

Friday Books Read The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell — Completed (kindle edition) Villette by Charlotte Bronte (52 pages)  The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (51 pages) Hours Read: 7 Breaks Taken: 4 Caffeine Intake: 2 Hours Slept: 9 Saturday Books Read: Villette by Charlotte Bronte (4 pages) The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis — […]

Posted February 4, 2011 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 5 Comments

48 Hour Read-A-Thon Starting Point

48 Hour Read-A-Thon Starting Point

Well, The 48 Hour Read-A-Thon starts today and while it “officially” doesn’t start until this evening I’ve begun reading.  Anyway, the read-a-thon runs from now until Sunday night with a closing post on Monday.   I began reading at 9 this morning and took a break around 11:30 completing The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell Here’s […]

Posted February 4, 2011 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 2 Comments

Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

In the second installment of the series J.K. Rowling introduces several new characters into the mix. First is Dobby the house elf who warns Harry, for his own good sir not to go back to Hogwarts School as it is not safe this year.  Unfortunately, Harry brushes this advise aside and attends his classes,  Dobby […]

Posted February 3, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments