Review: In Cold Blood

Review: In Cold Blood

Through Truman Capote’s memorizing true crime account, we follow the case every step of the way.  Beginning at the finding of the bodies and ending at the gallows.    Not only does he skillfully craft this heinous crime but does so with the reader feeling empathy not only towards the Clutters but also their killers, Perry […]

Posted August 7, 2010 by Whitney in Review / 16 Comments

Friday Memes #15

Friday Memes #15

It’s Friday! Time for another Book Blogger Hop hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books The Hop is designed to discover great book bloggers and be discovered yourself. Not only can we discover new blogs but great books to add to the ever growing wish-list. So hop on over and join the fun! This week’s […]

Posted August 6, 2010 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 21 Comments

Femme Fatale Fridays: Briony Tallis

Femme Fatale Fridays: Briony Tallis

“A femme fatale, translating to “Deadly Woman” in french, is an alluring, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire.  Often this leads them into compromising, dangerous   and deadly situations.” ~ Wikipeda What villainous ladies have you read of in literature?  Now’s the time to give them a shout out.  Because let’s face […]

Posted August 5, 2010 by Whitney in Femme Fatale / 8 Comments

Teaser Tuesday #9

Teaser Tuesday #9

Miz B at Should Be Reading hosts a weekly meme entitled Teaser Tuesday Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting […]

Posted August 3, 2010 by Whitney in teaser tuesday / 12 Comments

Emma Movie Review (2009)

Emma Movie Review (2009)

Director: Jim O’Hanlon Writers: Jane Austen, Sandy Welch Stars: Romola Garai, Michael Gambon, Jonny Lee Miller Release Date: January 24, 2010 Emma Woodhouse seems to be perfectly content, a loving father whom she cares for, friends, and a home. But Emma has a terrible habit – matchmaking. She cannot resist finding suitors for her friends, […]

Posted August 2, 2010 by Whitney in movie review / 13 Comments

Review: To Kill A Mockingbird

Review: To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird is a coming of age story, but the focus is not on raging hormones.  Harper Lee’s novel deals with prejudice of race and financial standing, rape and the battle of good against evil, showcasing that life is not always fair or as black and white as it appears to be. The […]

Posted August 1, 2010 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

Book Club: First Meeting

Book Club: First Meeting

Last night, I had my first book club meeting held at my town’s local coffee shop.  I guess I should start off by saying how many people took the bait and showed up, (we plastered posters everywhere so had no idea what the turn out to be).  Well, to get back on track we had […]

Posted July 30, 2010 by Whitney in books / 12 Comments

Femme Fatale Fridays: Mary Tilford

Femme Fatale Fridays: Mary Tilford

“A femme fatale, translating to “Deadly Woman” in french, is an alluring, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire.  Often this leads them into compromising, dangerous   and deadly situations.” ~ Wikipeda What villainous ladies have you read of in literature?  Now’s the time to give them a shout out.  Because let’s face […]

Posted July 30, 2010 by Whitney in Femme Fatale / 5 Comments

Femme Fatale Fridays: Curley’s Wife

Femme Fatale Fridays: Curley’s Wife

 “A Femme Fatale, translating to “Deadly Woman” in french, is an alluring, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire. Often this leads them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.” ~ Wikipedia What villainous ladies have you read of in literature?  Now’s the time to give them a shout out.  Because […]

Posted July 23, 2010 by Whitney in Femme Fatale / 4 Comments