Write On Review-a-Thon October 2015

Write On Review-a-Thon October 2015

Posted October 26, 2015 by Whitney in review-a-thon / 1 Comment

The Write On Review-a-Thon is a challenge hosted by Book Bumblings. From Friday through Sunday, we all band together and write as many reviews as possible. It’s a weekend for you to either catch up on reviews or get ahead on upcoming ones. It doesn’t matter if you write one review or 1 – if […]

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Sunday Post #68

Sunday Post #68

Posted October 25, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

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. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

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The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran

The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran

Posted October 20, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

First Impressions The Heretic Queen was an Ancient Egypt Sister Wives. Iset and Nefertari’s bickering and fight to the top was entertaining and would have made for great reality t.v. Impressions While Reading I enjoyed watching Nefertari come into her own and expand her knowledge of languages giving her a leg up from Iset and […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Lake House

Waiting on Wednesday: The Lake House

Posted October 14, 2015 by Whitney in Waiting on wednesday / 1 Comment

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. The Lake House by Kate Morton Publication Date: October 20, 2015 Add to Goodreads Living on her family’s idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old […]

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Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen

Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen

Posted October 13, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

First Impressions I know Mark Twain for two things. He wrote Tom Sawyer and for wanted to dig Jane Austen up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.  I shamefully haven’t read his autobiography or any biography of Sam Clemens/Mark Twain. Although, I always love a good author scandal and enjoyed Mrs. […]

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Sunday Post #67

Sunday Post #67

Posted October 11, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

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. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

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Frightfall Read-a-Thon 2015 #Frightfall

Frightfall Read-a-Thon 2015 #Frightfall

Posted October 5, 2015 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 0 Comments

The Frightfall Read-a-Thon is hosted by Michelle at Seasons of Reading and is a week long thon to read all things scary. The list of books I will be reading from are: Katherine Carlyle by Rupert Thomson The House of Seventh Street by Karen Vorbeck Williams The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran Her Final Breath […]

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Sunday Post #66

Sunday Post #66

Posted October 4, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

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. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading  is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]

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Month in Review: September 2015

Month in Review: September 2015

Posted September 30, 2015 by Whitney in Monthly Review / 0 Comments

Books Reviewed: Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy Movies Reviewed Bleak House The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2015 Reading Challenge Whitney has read 12 books toward her goal of 50 books. hide 12 of 50 (24%) view books * Do you write a monthly wrap-up post?  How […]

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A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

Posted September 29, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

First Impressions A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy has two stories. The first, is the Cuban Missile Crisis and the second is a story of paternity. Both subplots could have been a novel all their own. They kept me reading on to the next chapter. It was a heart-pounding plot and the […]

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