Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling was just the book I needed after the horrendous 2016 presidential election. I had been in such a funk and was having difficulty taking Taylor Swift’s “Shake it off” mantra. After binge watching the first three seasons of The Mindy Project I was going through withdrawal. To get me […]
I’ve seen the play, watched the movie, it was now time to read the book. I would never say that A Christmas Story was my favorite movie, that will always belong to It’s a Wonderful Life, but I have always loved the pop culture from this holiday movie that is referenced in daily conversation without […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Weekly Prompt: Q: What is your favorite book with a winter world? A: I loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the never-ending season of winter. True, this added a little eerie stillness to the novel but I think it also enhanced to the fantasy aspect […]
Every year I have the best intentions to read all those lovely new releases but of course other books get in the way (too many books too little time) and said intention goes to the way side. This year, I hope to fix that and have joined the 2017 New Release Challenge hosted by Lexxie […]
Mount TBR hosted by My Reader’s Block Challenge Levels: Pike’s Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s El […]
Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish No Janeite should be without a copy of the 1995 adaptation Colin Firth and Jennifer Elle are my favorite Darcy/Elizabeth pairing and is a must for any collection If you’d like to be a bit more obvious with your devotion an Austen Fan Necklace is sure to […]
What’s in a Name hosted by The Worm Hole Challenge Information: The challenge runs from January to December. During this time you choose a book to read from each of the following categories. (Examples of books you could choose are in brackets – translations and other languages most definitely count!) Books can be any format […]
100 Book Challenge hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair Guidelines are pretty simple. You’ll have all year to read your books so go ahead and stretch yourself. 1. Choose a Level Level 1: 100 minimum Level 2: 150 Level 3: 200 Level 4: 250 or more 2. You may move up a level but not […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. Off The Blog I hope everyone had a […]
I read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earlier this year in preparation for the movie. At under 100 pages I closed the book and wondered, how on Earth will they make a two-hour movie out of this. Well my friends, J.K. Rowling has done it again. Fantastic Beasts opens with faded copies of […]