We are just about here! With fifteen days left in 2019, I am still working on *the last book* of my reading challenge. In years past I usually finish my challenge in late September or early October, but 2019 has been jam packed with work and shows and travelling and it has chipped into my [...]
Read Date: December 8, 2019Rating: 5/5Format: Print book/Audiobook With an infamous first line to rival Pride and Prejudice or Moby Dick, Rebecca is a gothic tale of mystery, romance, suspense, and elegance. Rebecca's unnamed heroine is swept up in a whirlwind romance with the refined and handsome Maxim de Winter, eventually leaving her 'old' life [...]
*note: as a grammar enthusiast I REALLY wanted to title this post "Books for which I'm Thankful" but it seemed pedantic so I didn't* Well, that time of year is upon us! Thanksgiving celebrates some of my favorite things: food, gratitude, and camaraderie. As we draw nearer to the marathon of holidays that are encroaching, [...]
Read Date: November 12, 2019Rating: 3.5/5Format: Print Book/Audiobook With an audiobook narrated by Tom Hanks, The Dutch House is the story of two devoted siblings, their journey from childhood into adulthood, and their reliance on and support of each other to overcome the trials of their youth. The Conroys live in the infamous Dutch House, [...]
As I'll soon be drawing to the close of my second year of blogging-- the first year in which I started really expanding and curating more content-- I know the "how blogging changed my reading habits" post to be pretty much canon among those of us who blog and have Book Twitters and Bookstagrams. It's [...]
Hi all! We're back with week 8 of Bookmark Your Thoughts's Goodreads de-clutter challenge, Down the TBR Hole! The Rules: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelfOrder on ascending date added.Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books.Read the synopses of the books.Decide: keep it or should it go?Keep track of where you [...]
Read Date: November 6, 2019Rating: 3/5Format: E-book When Sloane Glover, Ardie Valdez, and Grace Stanton, three high-level attorneys, realize that their historically predatory boss just might have found a new target in the company's most recent hire, the women decide to snap into action. They choose to challenge the odds and speak out against a [...]
