The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures — I mean books! Sunday Post It’s been a very busy week for someone with low energy, although I’m… Read more »
Author: Lark_Bookwyrm
Do You Share Negative Reviews on Social Media?
I don’t write many truly negative reviews. Usually if a book is that bad, I don’t bother to finish it. But I do review books about which I’m on the fence, or which I finished but had serious reservations about. It’s important to me to be honest in my reviews… Read more »
GAME REVIEW: Little Alchemy
Game Review Shortly after I got my smartphone, Robin got me into the oddly addictive Little Alchemy game. It’s free, and it’s available for iPhone and Android (through Google Play); you can also play online. The rules of play are simple. You start with four elements: air, earth, fire, and water, which… Read more »
Clean Sweep ARC Challenge—Accepted!
I’m taking the Clean Sweep ARC Challenge I’m signing up for the Clean Sweep ARC Challenge, hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. The challenge runs from May 1 through May 31, 2017. The goal is to read those review copies (ARCs or finished copies; digital, audio, or print.) They… Read more »
Sunday Post – 4/23/2017
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures — I mean books! Sunday Post I’m still tired a lot of the time, but I think there’s… Read more »
News & Notes – 4/22/2017
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News The Man Booker International Prize shortlist was announced Thursday. And you can read excerpts from reviews of each book at The Guardian. Bill O’Reilly’s publisher stands… Read more »
Any Day Now (Robyn Carr)
Any Day Now Series: Sullivan’s Crossing #2 on April 18, 2017 Pages: 384 (HC) Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: What We Find For Sierra Jones, Sullivan’s Crossing is meant to be a brief stopover. She’s put her troubled past behind her but the path forward isn’t… April 20, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 3 ★★★★
American English (and a whole lot else): Bill Bryson’s Made in America
Made in America Add to Goodreads In Made in America, Bill Bryson de–mythologizes his native land—explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn’t won, why Americans say “lootenant” and “Toosday,” how Americans were eating junk food long before the word… April 19, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★½
Ten Things That Instantly Make Me Want To Read a Book
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book. Ten Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book There’s no single thing, other than perhaps being by… Read more »
Easter Sunday – 4/16/2017
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures — I mean books! Happy Easter! Happy Easter to those who are celebrating it, and to those who… Read more »