Received some devastating news tonight and will be flying back to the US. It's doubtful I'll be up to posting here for at least a few weeks. I hope you'll wait it out because I truly enjoy interacting with you all and discussing the best thing ever- books. Thank you for following, commenting, and reading.… Continue reading Going to be gone for a bit.
Monthly Wrap Up: June 2020
It's been a few months since I've done a wrap-up mostly because it's been hard to keep track of the days during lockdown. By the time it dawns on me that we're in a new month, we're already nearly through it so it seems kind of pointless to do the previous month's wrap up. This… Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: June 2020
Blog Tour: In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
Released: April 2019 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Pages: 320 Rating: 4/5 A powerful story of love, loyalty, fitting in—and speaking out. After her father’s death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of 1958 from New York City to Atlanta—the land of debutantes, sweet tea, and the Ku Klux Klan. In her… Continue reading Blog Tour: In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By
This week's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about authors we have read the most books by. I decided to focus more on the books I've read as an adult, otherwise this list would just be authors like Ann Martin, R.L. Stine, and Beverly Cleary. I devoured series as a kid… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By
The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen
Released: June 2020 Publisher: Wattpad Books Pages: 312 Rating: 5/5 There are some friends you never forget. From the publisher: It’s the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he’s sent to spend the summer with his aunt and… Continue reading The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen
Blog Tour: The Bone Jar by S.W. Kane
Released: July 2020 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: 335 Rating: 4/5 Two murders. An abandoned asylum. Will a mysterious former patient help untangle the dark truth? From the publisher: The body of an elderly woman is been found in the grounds of a derelict asylum on the banks of the Thames. As Detective Lew Kirby… Continue reading Blog Tour: The Bone Jar by S.W. Kane
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2020
Can you believe we're already halfway through 2020? On the one hand, it feels like this year has been 947 weeks long, but on the other hand I'm pretty sure it was just April?? As we move into the second half of this insane year, many of us are looking forward to books that will… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2020
Blog Tour: In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby
Released: June 2020 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Pages: 272 Rating: 4/5 “A nuanced exploration of how to reconcile faith and identity. Melleby's clear, honest voice expertly captures the frustration, awkwardness, and fear of being vulnerable—as well as the potential rewards…This funny, tender, and heart-wrenching story will have readers calling for an encore.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred… Continue reading Blog Tour: In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby
WWW Wednesday: 24th of June 2020
WWW Wednesday is a weekly book tag hosted by Taking on a World of Words that is all about what we’re currently reading. Disclaimer: I tend to read a lot of books at once across e-books, physical books, and audiobooks. It helps me battle reading fatigue and slumps because I always have various different formats… Continue reading WWW Wednesday: 24th of June 2020
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookstores and Libraries I’d Love to Visit (#TTT 10th Anniversary Freebie)
Top Ten Tuesday is ten years old! Happy birthday, TTT! Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, this week's celebratory prompt was more of a freebie. One of the options was to do a past #TTT that you hadn't taken part in. I've only been doing TTT for about a year now so there were a… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Bookstores and Libraries I’d Love to Visit (#TTT 10th Anniversary Freebie)
