Category: Books

Unbeknownst to me, I did buckets reading this month. I didn’t realize until I tried to list all books I read and had to appeal to goodreads for a complete list. My absolute favorite read of the month was A Tangle of Knots. I also thoroughly enjoyed The School for Good and Evil, The Planets,…

Here are the National Book Award Nominees for 2013. Have any of y’all read any of them? Thoughts?

I’m reading this book. It wasn’t on my currently reading list, but it was sitting on my bookshelf and it’s from the library, so I’m reading it. Amby Burfoot, the author, is an editor of Runner’s World Magazine. It’s obvious from the way this book is put together that she is quite adept at the…

Dearest Cherilee, Thank you, thank you, thank you for this book. How did you know I’ve been looking at it since it first hit B&N’s New Releases shelf. (Not gonna lie, I think I was mostly attracted by the fabulous cover. How could I not be? Look at those beautiful books!) The story was fabulous.…

Loved. I love each book by Sarah Addison Allen more than the last. I can’t wait to read this one. I find her writing whimsical but very real. And her books are full of the everyday magic I see all around me.

 Like. I’m not into war books, but I enjoyed this one.  Okay. A little strange. Points for creativity. This author’s style is not one that I particularly enjoy. For me, there was no emotional connection to the characters. Not my fave.