For those of you who don’t know, I live in South Carolina which was just hit by an ice storm that took out over 100,000 people’s power. Ours was included in this and we have only just got power back. I tell you this so that you know that I haven’t just been neglecting the blog, not blogging was one of the hardest parts of
Muse Unexpected Book Blast + Giveaway
Purchasable From: Amazon and Barnes & Noble Goodreads Synopsis “We’re Muses. Not vampires, not fairies, not werewolves. We’re Muses.” Sophie was sure her mother had reached an epic level of crazy. ‘We’re Muses?’ She thought Muses were lame, not to mention she found the idea ridiculous. However, Sophie couldn’t explain away her physical transformation that made Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries look like a
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia Review
Goodreads Synopsis: “Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing every changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has
January Literary Junkies
It’s time for another round of Literary Junkies. For those who may new around here, Literary Junkies is the literary themed linkup that I try to participate in once a month. The linkup was created by Taylor from Pink Heels, Pink Truck and is now co-ran with Christine from Life with a Side of Coffee. Each month the ladies also have a rotating co-host spot
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty Review
Goodreads Synopsis: “Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons
2014 Book Challenges: Book Selections
Tuesday I posted about some of the book challenges that I will be participating in. I spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday compiling my list of books that I will be reading. Now some of the books do cross-mingle but all of the challenges allow for this. NOTE: Some of these books are tentative based on availability and my whims, to keep up with the
2014 Book Challenges
Last year I had a bunch of book challenges that I SWORE that I was going to participate in…but I never did. One of my resolutions for this upcoming year is to read more and I think that actually PARTICIPATING in the book challenges will help me to hold to this resolution. Here are the current book challenges I’m participating in, for a more detailed
Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer Review
“I was provided this book by the author to review, however, all opinions are my own . For more information please visit my disclosure page.” GoodReads Synopsis “Josephine Shaw: Complex, yet singleminded. A tiny woman with big ideas and, some would say, a mouth to match. But what does she really know about sustainable living as it relates to the real world? After all, she and
Grounded by Angela Correll Review
“I was provided this book by the author to review, however, all opinions are my own . For more information please visit my disclosure page.” GoodReads Synopsis “New York City flight attendant Annie Taylor is grounded, putting a halt to weekends in Rome and her jet-setting lifestyle. Soon her noncommittal boyfriend’s true nature is revealed, and to top it all off, she loses her apartment. With
September Literary Junkies
It’s the third Tuesday of the month so that means it’s time for the Liteary Junkes Linkup. The Literary Junkies is a book club that is hosted by Taylor and Lesley in which each month we have a book that we read and we discuss it on GoodReads and on Twitter. We also do this monthly linkup, however, even non-book club members can join in! If you