Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date and Reading Reality Off The Blog I masked up and saw the new Ryan Reynold’s movie Free Guy. It reminded me of The Truman Show, that is if The […]
Goodreads Progress My Impressions Nightbitch is weird. A woman navigating motherhood all the while thinking she is turning into a dog. Yes, the premise is odd but the balance between parenting and her transformation into becoming a canine evened each other out. My fiance usually asks what I’m currently reading and about half the time […]
Goodreads Progress My Thoughts: I have mixed feelings about The Lost Apothecary. The sections taking place in the 1700s captivated me and longed for more tidbits on Nella and Eliza. However, present-day Caroline, a self-proclaimed Nancy Drew, had me yawning. It moved so slowly and didn’t feel necessary. When her story did come to a […]
The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 16th and runs through Sunday, August 22nd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer Off The Blog This week, the main focus was on wedding plan. We met with a photographer cater. We already have a venue and a date for September of next year. It […]
Having grown up watching the campy, 1950s The Bad Seed it was hard not to be reminded of Rhoda Penmark while reading The Push. Yes, both deal with mothers questioning their daughters innocence and brings the question nature vs nurture to the forefront. However, The Push has its own voice and story to tell. Blythe […]
Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, The Book Date Reading Reality and, Tynga’s Reviews Off The Blog It has been a very long time since I did a weekly update or really even blogged for that matter. I’ve […]
The two things it is known for is being a bomb and having the biggest budget film at the time, starting with 2 million and spending 44 million at closing. It is also the film in which Richard Burton and Liz Taylor hooked up. I got Cleopatra through the library as I was unable to […]
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a book with accolades that I simply do not get. The writing is beautiful with an intriguing storyline however, it had me scratching my head. The dialect was a little jagged and the characters were not to my liking, yet I couldn’t put a finger on why. Then I […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: It was her idea to tie up the nun. The dormitory lights were cut every night at ten. Locked into their rooms, girls commanded to a cemetery silence before sleep, waking at dawn for morning prayers. Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56 She understood he was waiting for lies […]