Violet Turner owns a vintage clothing shop in Madison, Wisconsin. She’s on her own after her rocky marriage ended and she likes it that way. She’s always dreamed of owning a shop like this and she’s happy enough. Then she finds out that she’s being evicted from her building, a good friend asks her to Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I’ve gone AWOL again. We had a couple of nice weekends so I was out enjoying the weather. We were getting ready for an outside audit of my department of two at work as well, so I was brain-dead when I got Continue Reading…
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews: Book Review
4 Stars. I just adore Mary Kay Andrews’s books because they are so much fun to read! The characters generally come to life for me, I find myself laughing at the trouble they inevitably get themselves into, and the settings feel real. Spring Fever is no exception. Annajane is not perfect by any […]
Weekly Update for March 10, 2014
Welcome to my weekly update for March 10, 2014! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Nothing. Sunday is my posting night and I got tied up watching the Oscars last week. Read: The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I just returned from visiting my in-laws in South Florida so I didn’t post anything last week. It was nice to feel the sunshine though! Here’s what’s happened over the past two weeks. Posted: Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Continue Reading…
2014 Book Reviews by Rating
My 2014 book reviews by rating.
2014 Book Reviews by Author
A list of my 2014 book reviews by author.
2014 Book Reviews by Title
A list of my 2014 book reviews by title.
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Book Review
It’s very hard to summarize this book without giving anything away. Let’s see…. Jonah Skidmore was adopted when he was three months old. Just before his thirteenth birthday, he receives a cryptic message in the mail and he starts questioning the little that he knows about his past. Very, very bare bones there. After getting Continue Reading…
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges: Book Review
Um, I think I missed something. This book’s average rating on GoodReads is 4.47 as I write this and I’m rating it 2 stars. Where did I go wrong? It’s been a while since I finished so I won’t be able to get too specific. First of all, I didn’t particularly care for the writing Continue Reading…
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara: Book Review
Mariatu Kamara was twelve years old when she was caught up in the civil war in Sierra Leone. Most of her village was killed in a raid. Boy soldiers cut off both her hands but let her go. She shares the story of how she learned to cope in the new world she found herself Continue Reading…