It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Finished: World Without End by Ken Follett. Finally! Review to come. It was pretty good, but a little too similar to Pillars of the Earth. Currently Reading: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl–Thanks […]
How can you encourage a non-reading child to read? What about a teen-ager? Would you require books to be read in the hopes that they would enjoy them once they got into them, or offer incentives, or just suggest interesting books? If you do offer incentives and suggestions and that doesn’t work, would you then […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading has been taken over by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. It looks like she’s got some new tricks up her sleeve, so go check her out! Finished: Link to my review Soulless by Gail Carriger–Loved it! 5 stars! Currently Reading: Remaining links will go […]
Booking Through Thursday asks: The northern hemisphere, at least, is socked in by winter right now… So, on a cold, wintry day, when you want nothing more than to curl up with a good book on the couch … what kind of reading do you want to do? Honestly, I’m not aware of my reading […]
What Are You Reading Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Finished (Links to my reviews) Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane–Oh my gosh, how twisty! 4 stars Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale–What a fantastic retold fairy tale! 5 stars Venom by Joan Brady–A thriller with characters I couldn’t like. 2.5 stars […]
This week, on Booking Through Thursday, Jackie says, “I love books with complicated plots and unexpected endings. What is your favourite book with a fantastic twist at the end?” So, today’s question is in two parts. 1. Do YOU like books with complicated plots and unexpected endings? 2. What book with a surprise ending is […]
What are You Reading Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog Finished: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson–Beautiful–4 stars Truly, Madly by Heather Webber–Fun–3.5 stars Currently Reading: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane–I’m not very far at all, but my husband ripped through this in a matter of days, which is unheard of! Up […]
My uncle Rick recently emailed me with an idea for a blog post. I liked what he had to say so much that I asked if I could use his email as a guest post and he agreed. Check out his reviews on GoodReads. He doesn’t have time to write many, but I am always […]
What are you reading on Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Last week, I finished and reviewed: Sent: The Missing: Book 2 by Margaret Peterson Haddix Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater I’m currently reading Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson I’m not at all […]
This week’s question: Do you read the inside flaps that describe a book before or while reading it? That depends. When I’m browsing the library or bookstore and checking out a book that I’m not familiar with at all, I’ll definitely read the jacket flap. I want to have some idea whether it’s something I […]
What are you reading on Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Last week, I finished: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore and The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson–Highly, highly recommended I’m currently working on Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix Up next: Probably […]