Welcome to my weekly update for November 24, 2014! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. My five-year blogiversary was last Sunday and I completely forgot! I can’t believe it’s been so long already! Posted Five-Year Blogiversary Giveaway! (International) This I Believe, edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman: […]
In a collection of short essays, men and women from all walks of life share their defining beliefs. I listen to NPR in between audiobook downloads but I seem to only be in the car for the news and Marketplace, so I’ve never heard any of these essays. I enjoyed them immensely. Ranging from funny […]
3 Stars. When I first read this, I thought it was another solid four-star book from Sarah Addison Allen. But now that months have passed, it’s faded away and I’m only left feeling that it was a decent entry in her body of work. I’m bumping it back to three stars. Devin may have been my favorite character. She’s a bright child […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest, read by Kate Reading–4 Stars Review: The Bat by Jo Nesbø, read by John Lee–1 Star 2014 One Book, One South hosted by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance–I won’t have time to join in but maybe […]
Norwegian Inspector Harry Hole is sent to Australia as something of a consultant/observer in the investigation of the murder of a Norwegian woman. Based on this, the first book in the series and my first Harry Hole book, I’m not clear why these are so popular. I can only assume they get better. Maybe it […]
Mercy Lynch is a nurse in the Civil War, which has been lingering on for decades. Like many people, she has torn loyalties. She’s a nurse for the Confederacy but her husband is a soldier in the Union. Shortly after she receives word that he died in a POW camp, she receives a telegram notifying […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I start to think that I’m getting caught back up after returning from vacation and then I remember that we still haven’t sorted through our pictures and I need to start thinking about Christmas soon. Bear with me. Posted: Nothing. Read: Sorcery […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Whew! I just got back from vacation yesterday. We were fortunate to spend a week and a half in Hawaii for our 10th anniversary. We went on our honeymoon and decided to go back for this milestone. We went to the Big […]
I seriously did not think I could love an audiobook performance more than I love Katherine Kellgren’s narration of the Bloody Jack series by L. A. Meyer. And then she narrated The Mysterious Howling. Holy cow. I am in awe of Ms. Kellgren’s talent! Old men, teen girls, simpering married women, wolfish children howling at […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: I slacked again. Nothing. Read: The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, read by Katherine Kellgren Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez Currently Reading: Well, […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: The Innocent by David Baldacci, read by David McLarty with Orlagh Cassidy–3 Stars Review: Good Harbor by Anita Diamant–3 Stars Review: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin–4 Stars Read: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest, read by Kate Reading Currently Reading: The […]