Hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Reviewer and Angie @ Angela’s Anxious Life I’m a bit late with this wrap-up post, but that seems to be par for the course the last week or so! My goal for the challenge was to read at least 8 ARCs during the month… Read more »
Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge – sign-up post
Keeping track of 4 year-long and up to 2 shorter challenges at once wasn’t enough to keep me busy (hah!), so I’ve decided to join the 2014 Witches and Witchcraft Reading Challenge hosted by Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf. I enjoy books with witches (Harry Potter, A Discovery of Witches, Madelyn Alt’s… Read more »
Treasures from the Hoard: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson #1)
‘Treasures from the Hoard’ are books I treasure and re-read. Description: Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school… again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s… Read more »
Waiting On Wednesday – 6/04/14
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight the forthcoming books we’re excited about. Cover links take you to Goodreads, and all summaries are also from Goodreads. The Promise (Thunder Point) Robyn Carr Harlequin MIRA, 6/24/14 #1 New York Times bestselling… Read more »
My Top Ten Summer 2014 Vacation Books
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books In My Beach Bag. To be honest, I’m not big on the whole beach thing, at least not in summer. I sunburn at the drop of a hat,… Read more »
Sunday Post – 6/01/14
The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. I’m working… Read more »
News & Notes – 5/31/14
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Levar Burton aims to bring back Reading Rainbow on the web and in every… Read more »
“The other one…” — a Sherlock theory
Last weekend, I finally watched the last Sherlock episode of Season 3. I loved it! So many feels… OK, if you’ve seen it you know exactly what I mean. You also know what happens at the very end of the episode, right? The thing that leaves us with a big… Read more »
W.O.W. 5/28/14: Tea and mystery
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight the forthcoming books we’re excited about. I’m looking forward to quite a few books this month! First to be published are two mysteries: Tempest In a Teapot by Amanda Cooper (a.k.a. Virginia Hamilton)… Read more »
Sapphires Are an Earl’s Best Friend
Description: Lily Dawson, dubbed the Countess of Charm by the Prince Regent himself, plays the role of the courtesan flawlessly while her real purpose is spying in the service of the Crown. Her mission now is to seduce a duke to test his true loyalties. She’ll do it, even though… Read more »