#TackleTBR Day 1

Today marks the first day of the Tackle Your TBR read-a-thon! I’m starting off strong with finishing 1 audiobook (but then I got 2 more audiobooks so I haven’t quite made a dent in my TBR pile!). Day 1/September 23 Books Read: 1 Pages Read/Time Listened: 5 hours, 5 minutes Total Books Read: 1 Total […]

The Case for Children’s Books

Like many other readers, I have loved children’s books since I was a child. Children’s books are how my love for reading joined me on my journey to adulthood – but lately, I’ve noticed a concerning trend. Children’s books just aren’t as respected as books for adults. Now I’m sure my readers who are also […]

The Bookish Time Travel Tag

I have been tagged by the lovely Denise at English Lit Geek for the Bookish Time Travel tag! I love books and I love time travel, so count me in! Rules: Answer as many of the questions as you can/want. Tag other people – as many as you like. Share the love! Please leave a […]

#TackleTBR Wrap-Up

Since September 12th, I have embarked on my second annual journey to read as many books as possible in the span of two weeks. In the beginning, I set my goal to five books, which I met within the first week. The second week has passed, and on this last day of the Tackle Your […]

#TackleTBR Mid-Point Review

The Tackle Your TBR Read-A-Thon, or #TackleTBR, started last week. With one week to go, I have already met my initial goal of five books. 100 Crime Fiction Writing Prompts – Kate M. Colby Rating: Four out of five stars The imaginative prompts read smoothly, and made me wonder where I would take the story […]

#ReadThemAllThon: The Weight of the Sky by Lisa Ann Sandell

Rating: Four out of five stars Sarah just finished her junior year high school, but feels out of place as the only Jewish girl in her school. Often picked on for her clothes, weight, and religion, Sarah seeks a place where she can truly belong. With a nudge from her parents, Sarah chooses to work […]

#ReadThemAllThon TBR

Starting today (technically yesterday) I will be participating in the Pokemon Read-A-Thon hosted by Read at Midnight! Pokemon AND books? Count me in! The rules are to try to read eight books – one per Pokemon gym badge – from yesterday to September 4th! That’s three weeks of Pokemon-themed marathon reading. Can I do it […]

15 Day Book Blogger Challenge: Day 15

Day #15: Who are your book blogging mentors? Any blog that I read, I keep an eye out for what I like and don’t like – and if I like something, I see how I can implement that aspect on my own blog. However, I will say that I love Chuck Wendig’s advice on blogging […]

15 Day Book Blogger Challenge: Day 14

Day #14: Tell us your deal breakers. I was an English major. My degree is in English: Professional Writing. Basically, if a book has bad grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, lack of characterization and plot development, or next to no fact-checking, I give books a low rating. If it has all of these, it is an […]

15 Day Book Blogger Challenge: Day 13

Day #13: Describe one under appreciated book EVERYONE should read. The Treekeepers by Susan Britton This was one of my favorite books as a child. Yes, it’s another book in which the orphaned Chosen One goes off on a magical adventure to save the land from a ruthless tyrant. But those kind of books resonated […]