Category: Books
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Book Review: Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Method Read: Audible Audiobook Rating: 4/5 I heard about Men We Reaped on the Book Riot Podcast, “a weekly news and talk show about what’s new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading.” The hosts described Ward’s book as “important,” a description that I…
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Giveaway & Excerpt: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
Though I posted about The Book of Life (part of the A Discovery of Witches trilogy) before, I wanted to share an excerpt with you — and a chance to win a paperback copy! Read to the end of the post for contest details. The paperback releases TODAY and I think you’ll love it. If…
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Review: Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll Release Date: May 12, 2015 Rating: 3/5 Told through the unreliable narrator of Ani, Luckiest Girl Alive is a dark and twisted story. Ani FaNelli is a New Yorker who has a seemingly perfect life: the perfect body, the perfect fiance, the perfect job. But the more you read,…
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Excerpt from : Making Your Mind Up by Jill Mansell
An Excerpt from MAKING YOUR MIND UP by Jill Mansell The lane that ran alongside the garden of Hestacombe House was narrow and banked high on both sides with poppies, cow parsley, and blackberry bushes. Turning left, Tyler Klein worked out, would lead you back up to the village of Hestacombe. Turning right took…
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What I Read: April 2015
The Numbers Number of Books Read: 13 2015 YTD: 53 Pages Read April 2015: 3795 Method Read eBooks: 3 Print Books: 7 Audiobooks: 2 Diversity Challenge Update 3/13 (23%) 10/53 (18.86%) Fiction: 7 YA Fiction: 2 Professional: 1 Popular Nonfiction: 3
The Library of Alexandra 