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Book was there: Reading in Electronic Times by Andrew Piper
I am first struck by the fact that Piper says that this book is about the relation of us to books. He starts with hands. That is precisely why I prefer a printed book over a digital reader. I know you...
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B I N G O…….
I am planning to read 50 books this year as a challenge to myself. You can see my progress on my “about” page. I found this little gem to help with motivation. I just have to share this with you! It...
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Together Tea by Marjan Kamali
Together Tea is sweet tale about mothers, math, friendship, love, and daughters. In her debut novel Kamali introduces us to Darya and her family. They are refugees from Iran who are living in New...
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Looking For Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
I am not sure what I was thinking I would get out of reading this book. It has a colorful cover and a cute title that gives the impression that it will be a light fun time reading it. It is full of...
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Bookish Recycling
I read this article where someone took an old console television and did this! I found instructions here. I going to ask my husband if he wants to take on this project. If not I will have to get...
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Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
The first book in the Cormoran Strike Series was off to a lightning start then is fizzled. Somewhere in the last four chapters it picks back up. It is a detective story attempting to prove that a...
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Glitter and Glue: A Memoir by Kelly Corrigan
Amazingly sparkly! Kelly Corrigan takes us into her thought process about her mother as she embarks on the journey that is the bridge between college and adult normal life. She is like most of us in...
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Pig’s Can’t Swim: A Memoir by Helen Peppe
This is a book that took the personal courage of the writer to pen. She tells of her childhood through her eyes growing up on a farm and the daily struggles of being the youngest child in a family of...
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The Forever Girl by Alexander McCall Smith
I loved this book. It is a story about why we should never make assumptions but always speak our mind. If we speak our feelings we won’t have to endure the sadness of assuming incorrectly. If the sweet...
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History is a crime novel from the point of view of one of the criminals. That’s clear from the beginning, so this isn’t a spoiler. Richard Papen is impulsive. He picks his college for...
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S.King
As YA fiction goes this was right up there with reality TV. It’s hard-core true life. Vera, a high school senior, is coping with the death of her best friend, the departure of her mother when she was...
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The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring
I have to admit, I am not much of a chick lit reader. I was looking for something light and happy to read, so I picked this up just because of the cover alone. I thought this looks like a...
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A Life of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring
I enjoyed this sequel as much as I did the first book! I hope I find there is a third book. In this book we see the girls, Winnalee and Button as they grow from awkward teens to adults, whether they...
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The Giver by Lois Lowery
I decided to read the book before seeing the movie after I heard mixed reviews about the movie. Not a surprise since I try to almost always to read then see, in that order. I have no idea how I have...
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Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
After reading The Giver I expected that Gathering Blue would pick up where the other book was at the end of that story, but I was shocked that Gathering Blue is its own stand alone story. At first I...
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every day by David Levithan
There is something simplistic in this story that hooked me and angered me from the beginning. The person, thing, being who tells the story wakes up inside a different body every day. The book starts on...
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Fifty Shades of Dark-matter
I usually stick to reviewing books here, but since the Fifty Shades of Grey movie started as a book, I think this will be just fine here. I watched the rated version, not that I am some sort of prude...
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