Books & Reading
Book It – Year’s End
The year has come to a close, so here’s a run down of how I did in meeting the 2015 Reading List from PopSugar. There were a total of 50 different categories to read a book in, so I decided right off the bat that I would need to mark each category a book fell…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – What was your reading goal for this year?
What was your Goodreads challenge or reading goal for this year? This year I had 2 reading goals. The 1st, my Goodreads challenge was originally to read 12 books, one per month. I set my goal super small because I’d just gotten into reading again and wasn’t sure how many books I would have time…
Read MoreBook It – #ReadWomen
I adore December. Working for a University, I get 2 weeks off for the Christmas holiday. It gives me lots of time to curl up on the couch with a good book, or three. This December is also #ReadWomen month, so I tried to stick with female authors this month. My exceptions were that Anthony…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – What is the longest series you own?
What is the longest series you own? My first thought when I read this question was the the longest series I own had to be Harry Potter, which comes in at 7 books. But then I realized that my Nancy Drew books are indeed a series. There are currently a total of 175 books in…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – Which book is so special to you that you don’t share it with others?
Which book is so special to you that you don’t share it with others? Can we just take a moment to enjoy how ridiculous this question is? If I have a book that’s so special that I won’t share it with you, why would I tell you about it? Actually, I’m sure this question is…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – Do you read Poetry?
Do you read Poetry? I don’t go out of my way to purchase or read poetry, but I do enjoy it on occasion. IAs a child it was Shel Silverstein who gave me a connection to poetry. And the opening poem in Where the Sidewalk Ends still connects with me today. The Invitation If you…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – What 5 elements would your ideal book have?
What 5 elements would your ideal book have? Choosing 5 things to make the perfect book seems almost as challenging as writing it, but here are the things that come to mind for me. A world in which magic is possible. – Think fantasy. A map. – Maps are amazing. They help you to follow…
Read MoreFaerie Born – A Review
So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – When her friend Jade is taken by strange creatures, Alexis crosses over into the faerie realm of Azaria intent only on saving Jade and returning home. Instead, she ends up on a quest to defeat the dark lord Morlin where startling truths are revealed. Those closest…
Read MoreBooklr Questions – Who is your OTP?
Who is your OTP? For those of you who may not know, OTP stands for One True Pairing. That’s the couple that you “ship” the most- the people in a book or series who you feel really belong together, whether or not that’s how the author writes it. For me, my OTP will always be…
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