January 2016 Wrap Up
My dear sister pointed out last night that I forgot to do my January Wrap Up! Well, it's never too late. Here we go. Here is what was on my January
Diverse Books
Fair Warning: This is a rant. There is a new thing in book publishing about diversity. The saying is "We need diverse books". The deal is that most of the books
Friday Reads 2/5/16
It's already February 5 and I haven't finished a single book this month! I am slacking! I haven't even made noticeable progress on a book this month.
Biggest Badasses
Today's Top Five Wednesday [https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/118368-top-5-wednesday] topic is Biggest Badasses. I assume this means literary characters because this is a book blog. If it didn'
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
This book packs a lot of heartbreak in the tiny little package. I read it all in one day, then had to take a day to recover. The author was born in Sri
Favorite Historical/Future Settings
Today's Top Ten Tuesday [http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html] topic is Favorite Historical Settings or Future Settings. I haven't really ever given this topic much thought. I
February TBR
Everyone I know has been saying, "What happened to January? I went to sleep one day at the beginning and when I woke up, it was almost February!" I'm
H is For Hawk by Helen Macdonald
I finished this book last weekend, but I've just been cogitating on it instead of writing about it. When I say it's about a woman raising and training a
Friday Reads 1/29/16
I have been a reading fool, this week! Ok, maybe not, but I did finish a couple of books. Maybe today's list will look a little different from previous lists. Dear
Disappointing Eye Candy
Today's Top Five Wednesday [https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/118368-top-5-wednesday] topic is Disappointing Eye Candy. Those books that have a fantastic cover that you think heralds a fantastic book, but
Deep South by Paul Theroux
Is it weird that I love to look at small towns? I love to think about what it would be like to live in a tiny little podunk town. I tell myself I
My Favorite Buz Words
Today's Top Five Wednesday [https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17901610-january-2016-topics] topic is My Favorite Buzz Words. You know. Those words that you read in a book summary or review that