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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: April 2017 Wrap-Up Post

  Egads!  This has been sitting in my drafts for days.  I completely forgot to schedule it to go live! All in all, I think this was a very successful readathon!  I was able to keep up with regularly scheduled … Continue reading

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Month in Review: April 2017

  <Insert obligatory statement about how I cannot believe it’s already May>.  It’s true! Where has the time gone!? I’m thrilled to say that I think I finally have my reading groove back.  I read some pretty outstanding books in … Continue reading

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Dewey’s April 2017 #Readathon Mini Challenge: Create a Story in Your Stack

I don’t know about you, but selecting the books to read during the #readathon is the most daunting, yet also exciting, task!  What makes it even more fun is when you add another creative step to the task: creating a … Continue reading

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Dewey’s April 2017 24-Hour Read-a-thon Update Post

  It’s here, it’s here! Dewey’s 24-Hour read-a-thon! This shall serve as my update post for the read-a-thon!  I’ll be updating sporadically through the day with number of books read, pages read, etc! I’m starting off the morning with a … Continue reading

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Dewey’s 24 Hour #Readathon: April 2017

  It’s that time of year again! It’s time for the spring 24-Hour Read-a-thon and I couldn’t be more excited! Starting tomorrow morning, thousands of readers around the world will be reading to their hearts content! It’s also Bookstore Day! … Continue reading

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Review: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

Why yes, that is a very general summary of this book.  It was done intentionally, for there is SO MUCH learned and revealed in this second book.  I do recommend reading the first title, Sleeping Gods, first, however. Not only … Continue reading

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Month in Review: March 2017

  What a crazy month this has been! We were teased with summer-like weather, then snow, and now endless rain.  That said, it is kind of perfect reading weather, isn’t it? My life hasn’t calmed down in the slightest, yet … Continue reading

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Review: The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz

I discovered Reisz’s work last year, reading her novel The Bourbon Thief.  When I read the premise of this most recent title, as well as the setting, I knew I had to read it. Reisz excels at crafting characters and … Continue reading

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Spring Book Preview: April 2017, Part II

Yesterday, I shared the first part of my post anticipated books of April, those publishing the first two weeks of the month.  Today, we’ll close out this list by sharing those titles published the last half of the month! Like … Continue reading

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Spring Book Preview: April 2017, Part I

Eek! April! It’s just around the corner. Just last weekend we had snow on the ground and now it’s Spring! My, does time fly! I’ve attempted to be a little more discerning when adding titles to these “highly anticipated” posts. … Continue reading

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