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
New Books on My TBR
Today's Top Ten Tuesday [http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html] topic is Books I've Recently Added to My TBR. I love this topic. I am always messing with
Friday Reads 1/15/16
Time to get reading! Deep South by Paul Theroux - Still working on this. I stopped for a minute because the other book I'm working on has a lot of holds
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Challenger Deep is a young adult novel about a teen boy's slide into mental illness. It is told from his perspective and it is enlightening. The chapters are short and they
2015 Releases I Didn't Read
Today's Top Ten Tuesday [http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html] is 2015 book releases I wanted to get to, but didn't. Oh there are plenty. 1. Re Jane