Waiting on Wednesday: The Lake House

Waiting on Wednesday: The Lake House

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 […]

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

Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen

Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen

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. […]

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

Sunday Post #67

Sunday Post #67

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 […]

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

Frightfall Read-a-Thon 2015 #Frightfall

Frightfall Read-a-Thon 2015 #Frightfall

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 […]

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

Sunday Post #66

Sunday Post #66

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 […]

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

Month in Review: September 2015

Month in Review: September 2015

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 […]

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

A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

A Place We Knew Well by Susan Carol McCarthy

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 […]

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

Blog Ahead October 2015

Blog Ahead October 2015

I love getting ahead with blogging, it relieves stress of getting up “that next post” and who doesn’t like to be on top of things?  I participated in Blog Ahead in May and loved the feeling of padding up scheduled posts for the summer holidays.  Therefore I was so happy that Anna from herding cats […]

Posted September 28, 2015 by Whitney in Event / 0 Comments

Sunday Post #65

Sunday Post #65

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 […]

Posted September 27, 2015 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 0 Comments

Blogger Thon in November

Blogger Thon in November

Bemused Bookworm is hosting an awesome event in November to highlight book bloggers aptly named Blogger Thon hop on over and check it out! The Blogger Thon is a new event for book bloggers who want to network and find new blogger friends. Each day we will post a question of the day that we […]

Posted September 25, 2015 by Whitney in Event / 0 Comments