2021-06-25 14:17
Title: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1)Author: Holly JacksonGenre: YA, Mystery-ThrillerAbout the book: The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl And… Read More
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2021-06-25 14:13
Title: Honey GirlAuthor: Morgan RogersGenre: Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQ+About the book: With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a… Read More
2021-06-25 13:59
Title: Ugly LoveAuthor: Colleen HooverGenre: Contemporary, Romance, NAAbout the book: When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. T… Read More
2021-06-19 01:40
Title: Cemetery BoysAuthor: Aiden ThomasGenre: YA, Fantasy, LGBTQ+About the book: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family… Read More
2021-06-08 21:29
Title: Sky in the Deep (Sky in the Deep, Book 1)Author: Adrienne YoungGenre: YA, FantasyAbout the book: Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansm… Read More
2021-06-05 00:24
Title: A Cloud of Outrageous BlueAuthor: Vesper StamperGenre: Historical, YA, FantasyAbout the book: For fans of Fever 1793 comes the story of a young woman paving her own pat… Read More
2021-05-17 14:07
Title: A Breath Too LateAuthor: Rocky CallenGenre: YA/ContemporaryAbout the Book: Seventeen-year-old Ellie had no hope left. Yet the day after she dies by suicide, she finds herself in… Read More
2021-05-08 01:31
Title: The Mary Shelley ClubAuthor: Goldy MoldavskyGenre: Horror/ThrillerAbout the Book: New girl Rachel Chavez is eager to make a fresh start at Manchester Prep. But as one of the few… Read More
2021-05-07 17:51
Hello Readers! Welcome to the Cover Reveal for Under the Milky Way by Vanessa Barneveld presented by Entangled Teen! What do you think of the cover? Cassidy Roekiem is just an av… Read More
2021-05-05 16:01
Title: A Twist of Night and Day (Asteria Chronicles #1)Author: Aubrey WintersGenre: FantasyAbout the book: Never trust a faerie... No matter what we say.He hated me, and I hated hi… Read More
2021-05-01 01:48
April Books! Any Witch Way You Canby Amanda M. LeeDark Augustby Katie TalloJane Eyreby Charlotte BrontëEat, Pray, Loveby Elizabeth GilbertConvenience… Read More
2021-04-28 02:25
Title: Shadow Touched (A Touch of Vampire #1)Author: Becky MoynihanRelease Day: April 27, 2021Genre: Fantasy/ParanormalAbout the book: Some truths are best kept in the shadows...At near… Read More
2021-04-25 16:28
Closing Survey:How would you assess your reading overall? I started out really well and read pretty much from 7am to 3pm with little breaks for food and my puppies. At 3 I had to take… Read More
2021-04-25 00:09
I probably had the best first half of a readathon to date.Hour 1 - Hour 3Finished First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones. I was almost to the halfway point in this book - so r… Read More
2021-04-23 21:53
This is the first year I believe I have had nothing going on the day of Dewey's Readathon. No kid's soccer game. (none playing soccer anymore, which is kind of sad. . . ) N… Read More
2021-04-09 22:05
Title: Suffer Little ChildrenAuthor: Freda HansburgGenre: ThrillerAbout the book: Robin Perry’s life is finally on track with her dream job and a promising relationship with Ben M… Read More
2021-04-02 03:51
I had a great reading month in March with 17 books! The beginning of the month seems so long ago it is hard to remember those first books! My favorites were probably The Four Winds by Kristi… Read More
2021-03-16 04:09
Cover RevealReleasing April 1stA Hero Next Door is a heart stopping charity romance anthology.All the profit we be donated to the NHS Charites Together and the All Clear Foundation. Both hel… Read More
2021-03-01 02:57
My favorites this month were The Pearl that Broke It's Shell by Nadia Hashimi, You Have a Match by Emma Lord and More than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood Read More
2021-03-01 01:54
Title: More than Just a Pretty FaceAuthor: Syed M. MasoodGenre: YA, Romance, ContemporaryAbout the book: Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the roo… Read More
2021-03-01 01:33
Title: The Pearl that Broke It's ShellAuthor: Nadia HashimiGenre: Historical FictionAbout the Book: In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sis… Read More
2021-03-01 01:09
Title: WaywardSeries: Wayward Pines #2Author: Blake CrouchGenre: Science Fiction, ThrillerAbout the Book: Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amidst picture-perfect mounta… Read More
2021-03-01 00:53
Title: To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeSeries: To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1Author: Jenny HanGenre: YA, RomanceAbout the Book: Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother… Read More
2021-03-01 00:35
Title: You Have a MatchAuthor: Emma LordGenre: YA, ContemporaryAbout the book: When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo… Read More
2021-02-28 04:19
Title: The Paris WifeAuthor: Paula McLainGenre: Historical Fiction, RomanceAbout the Book: Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on… Read More
2021-02-28 03:59
Title: Make Up Break UpAuthor: Lily MenonGenre: Romance, ContemporaryAbout the Book: Love, romance, second chances, fairy-tale endings…these are the things Annika Dev believes in… Read More
2021-02-28 03:36
Title: Again AgainAuthor: E. LockhartGenre: YA, ContemporaryAbout the book: If you could live your life again, what would you do differently?After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an… Read More
2021-02-28 03:15
Title: The Painted VeilAuthor: W. Somerset MaughamGenre: Classic, Historical FictionAbout the Book: Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beaut… Read More
2021-02-28 02:52
Title: Bringing Down the Duke Series: A League of Extraordinary Women #1Author: Evie DunmoreGenre: Romance, Historical FictionAbout the book: England, 1879. Annabelle Archer… Read More
2021-02-09 22:40
Title: Dancing on Broken GlassAuthor: Ka HancockGenre: RomanceAbout the book: Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn’t have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. Th… Read More
2021-02-09 22:23
Title: The Enlightenment of BeesAuthor: Rachel LindenGenre: Women's Fiction/Chick LitAbout the book: At 26, idealistic baker Mia West has her entire life planned out: a Craftsman cottag… Read More
2021-02-09 21:19
Title: Pines (Wayward Pines #1)Author: Blake CrouchGenre: Science Fiction/ThrillerAbout the book: Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America--or so it seems. Secret Serv… Read More
2021-02-01 04:49
I had a great reading month and finished 12 books this month! It has been a long time since I have read that much in a month. Hopefully this will develop into a good habit! Read More
2021-02-01 03:59
Title: The Great AloneAuthor: Kristin HannahGenre: Historical FictionAbout the book: Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he lo… Read More
2021-02-01 02:07
Title: The Highway (The Highway Quartet #2)Author: C.J. BoxGenre: Mystery/CrimeAbout the book: When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, li… Read More
2021-02-01 01:52
Title: The Magnificent AmbersonsAuthor: Booth TarkingtonGenre: Classic, Historical FictionAbout the book: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918, The Magn… Read More
2021-01-31 03:35
And yet another book challenge that I read a book for - and yet forgot to post the challenge! This one is hosted by the Backpacking Bookworm. As you can see from above - th… Read More
2021-01-31 03:31
Title: All the Light We Cannot SeeAuthor: Anthony DoerrGenre: Historical FictionThis was a poignant story that was beautifully written, set in and around WWII. When I first started rea… Read More
2021-01-31 03:14
Title: MayhemAuthor: Estelle LaureGenre: YA, Magical RealismThis book is set in Santa Maria, California, a beach town, in 1987. This is the year I was married (the first time) and actu… Read More
2021-01-31 01:38
Title: The Great GatsbyAuthor: F. Scott FitzgeraldGenre: Classic, Historical FictionI can finally say that I have read The Great Gatsby. As it seems like everyone I know had to read th… Read More
2021-01-22 20:54
Title: Fade into the BrightAuthors: Jessica Koosed Etting, Alyssa Embree SchwartzGenre: YA, Realistic FictionAbby and her older sister Brooke have been raised by their mother since Abby was… Read More
2021-01-18 23:02
Ugh, another challenge that I had in my challenge log that I didn't do a blog post on - presenting the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge.This challenge has a list of reading prompts that bring div… Read More
2021-01-18 22:45
Title: It's the End of the World as I Know ItAuthor: Matthew LandisGenre: Middle Grade, Realistic FictionDerrick, or Dee, as his friends and family call him, has just started 8th grade… Read More
2021-01-18 22:03
Title: We Were LiarsAuthor: E. LockhartGenre: YA, Realistic FictionFor some reason, the more I like a book, the harder it is for me to write a review for it. I am not sure whethe… Read More
2021-01-14 16:56
I know, I have signed up for enough challenges, but I found two more on Facebook that I thought looked interesting. They are the Decades Challenge and Book Voyage: Read Around th… Read More
2021-01-10 22:47
Ok, so I found one more reading challenge on Facebook - so why not, right? It is called the Literary Feast Reading Challenge and the prompts are as follows:Thought it might be fu… Read More
2021-01-10 22:19
Somehow I missed blogging about this reading challenge. I had added it to my spreadsheet, but never left a post about it. This is the Strong Woman reading challenge. It run… Read More
2021-01-10 21:56
Title: The Last 8Author: Laura PohlGenre: Science FictionThis is a YA science fiction book about an alien invasion, where, you guessed, 8 teenagers are left alive to try to figure out why th… Read More
2021-01-08 20:08
Title: City of a Thousand DollsAuthor: Miriam ForsterGenre: FantasyMy initial thoughts about this book were that I was not going to like it. While the cover was interesting, it didn't really… Read More
2021-01-07 02:55
The 2021 Library Love Challenge is hosted by Angel's Guilty Pleasures and Books of My Heart. The challenge is to read books from your library. Since the majority of my book… Read More
2021-01-07 02:54
This 2021 Reading Challenge is brought to you by Linz the Bookworm. This challenge is either one huge challenge, or five smaller ones. I prefer to look at it as five smaller ones… Read More
2021-01-07 02:50
The 2021 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge is being hosted by Take a Walk Down Gregory Road. It looks like it will be a lot of fun and there are a lot of ways to participate. F… Read More
2021-01-07 01:22
The 2021 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge is hosted by The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader.Reading Challenge detailsEach month, a new post dedicated to the HF Challenge will be created… Read More
2021-01-07 01:06
The 2021 Dystopia Reading Challenge is hosted by Brittani @ Game, Read, Teach. The challenge is to read Dystopian books. Easy Peasy.Levels are as follows - You will receive a badge bas… Read More
2021-01-07 00:45
The 2021 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge is hosted by Carol at Carol's Notebook. This is a new challenge for me this year. The challenge is to read any book that is from… Read More
2021-01-07 00:27
The 2021 Literary Escapes Challenge is hosted by Escape with Dollycas. The goal is to try to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + a bonus for the District of Columbia. You can al… Read More
2021-01-07 00:10
The Color Coded Reading Challenge is once again being hosted by My Reader's Block. It is quite simple - read books with colors in the title or where that color is the dominant color on the c… Read More
2021-01-06 21:42
The 2021 Book Bingo is being hosted by Unruly Reader. How to PlayRead a book that fits the category. Each book can qualify for only one category.Complete just one row or column, o… Read More
2021-01-06 21:39
The 2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge is hosted by Girlxoxo and Kim on Instagram. A book should be read every month that fulfills the motif for that month. JANU… Read More
2021-01-06 21:04
The 2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge is hosted by Girlxoxo and Kim on Instagram. Each month read a book with one of the key words from that month in the title.Jan… Read More
2021-01-06 20:56
The 2021 What an Animal Reading Challenge is hosted by Socrates Book Reviews. The Rules and Levels are as follows: 1. Any book read for this challenge has to have an animal that pl… Read More
2021-01-06 20:49
The Turtle Recall Reading Challenge is all about Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. These are books that have been recommended to me over and over and I have yet to pick one up. … Read More
2021-01-06 19:49
The What's in a Name challenge is hosted by Carolina's Book Nook. It consists of six prompts that must be fulfilled to complete the challenge.One/1Doubled WordReference to Outer SpaceP… Read More
2021-01-06 19:32
The 52 Book Club is just like it sounds - 1 book a week for the entire year. I can read that many books - just don't know if I can match them to the prompts! There is a goo… Read More
2021-01-06 19:12
The Alphabet Soup Challenges are sponsered by Escape with Dollycas. There is a Title Challenge and an Author Challenge. For the Title Challenge, the first main word must st… Read More
2021-01-06 18:54
The 2021 Audiobook Challenge is just what it sounds like - try to listen to as many audiobooks as you can. It is sponsored by the Caffeinated Reviewer and That's What I'm Talking About… Read More
2021-01-06 18:39
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: January - June 2021From 1000 Books to Read Before You Die...hosted by Gather Together and Read.I have been wanting to read some… Read More
2021-01-06 17:28
Title: The Never GameAuthor: by Jeffery DeaverThe Never Game is the first book in a series about Colter Shaw. He is not a P.I, not a bounty hunter, but he is in the business of rescuin… Read More
2021-01-05 23:12
I think this is the first year that I have actually kept track of the books that I read for challenges for the entire year! So, this is really my first reading challenge wrapup. I don't r… Read More
2020-04-26 03:21
1. What are you reading right now?Just finished Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia2. How many books have you read so far?2 complete - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb and Now Entering A… Read More
2020-04-25 19:50
Finished my first book - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb. This is the second book of her In Death series This was a reread as I am looking to finally catch up on this series. I can't remember… Read More
2020-04-25 13:02
Hi Readers!Well, this is a readathon like no others. Usually, I have something else booked on Readathon day - kid's soccer game, concert, work - but in today's world, I have nothing to do t… Read More
2019-12-30 22:10
Here is the spreadsheet for my reading challenges this year Read More
2019-10-27 04:11
Do you need a break from Dewey's? Check out the first chapter of this new book coming in November!Title: NevermoreAuthor: Jason R. PapacekPublisher: Nightcaller PublishingAbout the boo… Read More
2019-10-27 03:14
It has been about 15 hours and I believe I have read about half of them. Had a busy day and a fuller house than I had expected with, in addition to my husband and son, had my daughter… Read More
2019-10-26 12:12
It is 7AM and it is time to start the readathon! I am going to be finishing up a few books to start with the first one being Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips. And now for the… Read More
2019-09-21 19:06
Title: The Summer of Sunshine & MargotAuthor: Susan MalleryMy review: This book was such a fun read! Two sisters, twins, very different in looks but not so different in their big h… Read More
2019-08-10 16:01
Title: How to Make Friends with the DarkAuthor: Kathleen GlasglowFrom Goodreads: Here is what happens when your mother dies.It’s the brightest day of summer and it’s dark ou… Read More
2019-06-19 22:07
Title: Things You Save in a FireAuthor: Katherine CenterOn sale date: 8/13/19 About the book: From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a… Read More
2018-04-29 03:52
Well folks, my eyes are starting to blur so I think it is time to end for me. This has been by far, my most successful Readathon. I read 4 books and came it at 1005 pages. … Read More
2018-04-29 00:01
Since I last posted I have read another book - Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. I really liked this one. I had checked it out because it was one of this years YALSA Teens' Top… Read More
2018-04-28 19:25
Well, I have read Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child and Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. Also took a 45 minute cat nap as I was so warm and cozy, the drowzies just t… Read More
2018-04-28 13:33
Hello readathoners! I am a few minutes later than I wanted to be. . . Didn't sleep the best last night - so I am starting with a children's book this morning while I drink… Read More
2018-01-02 17:27
Ok, so this is the time of year that I sign up for a whole bunch of challenges that usually fall to wayside about May - but I always have good intentions! They have become like my New… Read More
2017-10-22 05:19
Yay - finished another book. The Sunshine Sisters by Jane French. This would be classified as chick lit - but it was about family and what pushes them apart - and pulls them toge… Read More
2017-10-22 03:28
Ok - so am 75% of the way through my second book - had a 2 hour break this morning for my son's soccer game. Then tonight, went out to dinner and to a concert at the Genessee Theater i… Read More
2017-10-21 14:30
So - just finished my first book (and yes - it was the one I had started already. . . ) so thought I would do some of the memes/challenges/updates etc. 1) What fine part of the wo… Read More
2017-10-21 00:45
It has been awhile since I posted - gonna try and change that in the future. I have a stack of 6 books sitting next to the computer that need reviews - as well as some ebooks that need… Read More
2017-06-19 17:15
Title: Final DemandAuthor: Deborah MoggachPublisher: The Overlook PressPublication Date: June 6, 2017 (originally published Jan 1, 2005)About the book: Praised as "extraordinarily skil… Read More
2017-06-07 21:58
Title: Lazy CrafternoonAuthor: Stella FieldsAbout the book: Spend a lazy crafternoon with your friends. From pretty school supplies to colorful tech accessoriest to perfect party decor… Read More
2017-05-16 03:04
Title: The Garden of Small BeginningsAuthor: Abbi WaxmanPublisher: BerkleyAbout the book: Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three years—ever since her husband died in a c… Read More
2017-04-29 14:17
Good morning Readers! I am a little late getting going this morning. I went to an event last night at our local library - Bingo in the Books - and had a little too much wine to d… Read More
2017-04-15 18:47
Title: The Night the Lights Went OutAuthor: Karen WhitePublisher: BerkleyPublication Date: April 11, 2017 About the book: Set in the gilded realm of Sweet Apple, Georgia, THE NIGH… Read More
2017-01-03 06:03
Title: Finding Violet ParkAuthor: Jenny ValentineAbout the book (from Goodreads): Narrated by the most compelling voice since Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, this is a q… Read More
2017-01-02 02:13
Title: The FreeAuthor: Willy VlautinAbout the book(from the cover): In his heartbreaking yet hopeful fourth novel, award-winning author Willy Flautin demonstrates his extraordinary talent fo… Read More
2016-12-28 02:43
As the year comes to a close I look back with a heavy heart on my lack of posts this year. I didn't quit reading, as I am currently only 6 books shy of my 75 book goal for this year. … Read More
2016-05-27 02:33
Title: Girls’ Weekend Author: Cara Sue AchterbergRelease Date: May 3, 2016Publisher: The Story PlantGenre: Women’s Fiction Format: Ebook/PaperbackDani, Meg, and Charlott… Read More
2016-05-24 04:43
Title: Death at a Fixer-UpperAuthor: Sarah T. HobartPublisher: Random HousePublication Date: May 17, 2016About the book: In Sarah T. Hobart's wickedly funny and fast-paced Home Sweet Ho… Read More
2016-05-20 02:53
Title: Girl Last SeenAuthor: Heather Anastasiu and Anne Greenwood BrownPublisher: Albert Whitman & Co. TeenPublication Date: March 1, 2016About the book: Kadence Mulligan played to a pac… Read More
2016-05-17 14:23
Title: A Thousand Yesteryears (Point Pleasant Series)Author: Mae ClairPublisher: KensingtonPublication date: April 26, 2016About the book: Behind a legend lies the truth…As a chi… Read More
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