Hey y'all! Today I am here for my usual Monday post. It has been slow going this month but that's okay, I have overall enjoyed what I've read and am excited about what I'm about to read. This Friday begins my North Texas Teen Book Festival weekend. This will be the largest book festival I … Continue reading What I Read and Weekly TBR
Hey y'all! Long time no see. I have been feeling a little blah over the past couple of weeks but I'm at the end of it. Anyway, I thought I would go over everything I've been reading since my last update and what I plan on reading soon. Let's see: What I read: Everless by … Continue reading What I Read and Weekly TBR
Hey y'all! Today I want to talk about the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist. If you haven't heard about the Women's Prize for Fiction it's a UK based book prize with an entry period from April 2017 - March 2018 and it celebrates the "best" in fiction written by women. I found out about this … Continue reading Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2018
Hey y'all! Today I'm doing a book review of Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson. Piecing Me Together is about Jade who lives in a poor neighborhood with her single mother and uncle but goes to school at an affluent, predominantly white high school on the other side of town. Jade is intelligent and also … Continue reading Review: Piecing Me Together
Hey y'all! Today I wanted to do a batch review of two books that have similar themes but are also very different. The common thread between these two stories is that both of the main characters in the book are "First Generation Americans." I find this concept very interesting as this is an experience that … Continue reading Two Book Reviews: 1 YA and 1 Adult about 1st Generation Immigrants
Hey y'all! Today for Blogmas Day 7 I wanted to do something that is a little different for me. I wanted to talk about how I got my son reading. Mayson is 8, which you know if you saw my Blogmas Day 3 post. Mayson has ADHD and is very intelligent (and not in the … Continue reading Blogmas Day 7: How I Got My Son to Enjoy Reading
Hey y'all! I'm coming to you today with another "Will I Continue?" post. This time I am talking about Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco. This story takes place in the 19th century and we follow a character named Audrey Rose. She is not the standard Victorian girl. She is not interested in gossip … Continue reading Will I Continue? Stalking Jack the Ripper Series
I thought that I would start a new series where I review the first book of a series and let you know if I will be continuing the series. I'm starting with the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. The first book being A Discovery of Witches followed by Shadow of the Night and ending … Continue reading Will I continue? All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
Not to sound cliche but I can't believe 2017 is halfway through! I saw this tag and thought it would be a lot of fun to do. So here is my Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag. What is the best book you've read so far in 2017? The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I still think … Continue reading Mid-Year Freakout Tag!
