"The world is a cruel place, but it's also filled with more goodness than we ever realized. And you know what? Kindness beats cruelty. In the long run. It really does." - Louise Penny, A Great Reckoning "Life is a choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we … Continue reading 10 of My Favorite Meaningful Quotes from Books
Genre: Erotic Romance Date Published: April 16, 2019 Published By: Vintage Books Number of Pages: 498 Well. That was..interesting. I'm not sure what I was expecting with E.L. James' new book. I can't say I was a big fan of her Fifty Shades series but curiosity got the better of me and I wanted to see what her … Continue reading Suicide Reviews: The Mister by E.L. James *spoilers*
Back in the olden days of 2014 (remember 2014? Obama was president. It was a magical time), I started a little book blog on Blogger to share my bookish thoughts with the world. Well, realistically two people - and one of those people was my mom. I posted quite a few reviews of different books … Continue reading The First 10 Books I Reviewed
Any type of day is perfect for reading in my opinion but there is something about a rainy day that just begs to be spent curled up on the couch under a cozy blanket with a book and a cup of tea/hot chocolate/warm beverage of your choice. Below I've made a list of the ten … Continue reading 10 Types of Books that are Perfect for Reading on a Rainy Day
It’s always a delightful nostalgia trip to look back on the books you read as a kid. That’s why I decided to do this series so I could have a chance to revisit some of my favorites from my childhood and remember the books that got me hooked on reading in the first place. For … Continue reading Favorite Books from My Childhood, Part 4
In the spirit of All Fool's Day in April, below are my top 5 favorite jokesters/pranksters in fiction: 1) Fred and George Weasley from the Harry Potter series Fred and George never let anything, not even losing an ear (I'm holey!), get in the way of a good laugh. 2) Peeves the Poltergeist from the Harry Potter series The … Continue reading Top 5 Favorite Jokesters
1. Bought 25 books in 1 day The most epic book-buying day I had happened a couple of years ago when I went into the city and ran around to all the bookstores I could find. It wasn't until the end of the day when I counted up my haul that I realized I had … Continue reading 10 Outrageous Things I Do (or Have Done) for the Love of Books
This list was a little hard to narrow down seeing as I'm the kind of reader where I'll pick up a book if it's 1) a book and 2) directly in my field of vision. Still, there are some kinds of books/genres that I might reach for a little more quickly if I see it … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book
Left to Right, Top to Bottom: An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi The Three Kingdoms, Volume 2: The Sleeping Dragon by Luo Guanzhong; translated by Yu Sumei 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die by Robert Dimery Persuasion … Continue reading March 2019 Book Haul!
1) Dracula by Bram Stoker Rating: 4/5 I've been a horror fan for a long time and I can't believe it took me until 2019 to read one of the genre's all-time classics. It was so cool to see where a lot of the vampire mythos originated in Dracula - the bloodsucking, the ability to transform into a bat, the … Continue reading March 2019 Reading Wrap-Up
