I know that a lot of people see them as kind of a waste of time, but I love, love, love a good short story collection. I think it’s great to be able to start and finish a full story in one sitting. I especially like to read short stories by people that I’ve already [...]
Homecoming, by Cynthia Voight
Before I tell you about this book, let me say that finding the cover that I remember it having (the pinkish one that I posted up there) was a giant pain. I even re-bought this book recently at the goodwill and it had this cover, but the one that I found every [...]
Does being pregnant give me enough leverage to get my husband to stay up late to write a book review for my blog? Um, yeah it does! This book had been laying on the back of the toilet for the last 9 months, all the while I was reminding Shaun that at some [...]
The Book: The Doctor and the Diva, by Adrienne McDonnell
The Story: Sometimes I avoid certain historical fiction only because I feel like it tells the same story over and over. This story, I have to say, was totally unique and unlike anything I had read before.
It is the early 1900’s and Erika (an opera singer [...]
This week, I got the opportunity to interview Amy Bourret, author of Mothers and Other Liars. I ended up on a blog tour of this book earlier in the month and I really enjoyed it. I contacted Amy with a few questions and she was more than generous with her answers. Enjoy!
Lovely Little Shelf: I [...]
The Book: Eye Contact, by Cammie McGovern
The Story: In a small patch of woods outside of an elementary school, a young girl is murdered. The only witness to the murder is Adam, a nine-year-old autistic boy. Even on a good day, he is almost completely non-verbal, but after this, he totally shuts down.
His mom, Cara, [...]
I am an organizer. To the max.
I have a small notebook where I had little blog ideas written down. More importantly, I had all of my posts planned out through mid-August.
I lost my notebook. It turned into a pretty big issue in our house. We even cleaned out the car “just in case.”
I’m one of [...]
Let’s hear it for the winner of this ultra cool mockingjay pin….. Kelsey from Kelsey Toney!
I’ll get this in the mail for you asap, because I know you’re going to be wanting to sport it everywhere you go.
Thanks to everyone who entered. I wish I had one to send everyone…. come to think of it, [...]
Winnie-The-Pooh, by A.A. Milne
In my book, you kinda can’t go wrong with Winnie-The-Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit and ol’ Christopher Robin. I remember reading this when I was younger and thinking, even then, that it was maybe the cutest thing ever written. When Winnie-The-Pooh dressed up as a rain cloud, I’m pretty sure a collective “aww!” spread [...]
The Book: The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid: Travels Through my Childhood, by Bill Bryson
The Story: Although he is known for his travel memoirs, Bill Bryson decided to take us on a trip through his childhood in this one.
Bill Bryson grew up in the 1950’s and 60’s in the midwest. He is nostalgic [...]