It may start tomorrow morning (10/24/2020) bright an early at 7 AM central standard time, but I am actually ready this year with a stack AND a plan! Several, mostly unsuccessful readathons, have taught me a thing or two and this time - I feel ready to enjoy the experience. TIPS AND TRICKS I have... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: October 21, 2020
It is that time again! WWW Wednesday is the meme that brings me back to writing and reviewing if only so that I can avoid admitting that I haven't been writing. I literally posted a review two minutes ago to thwart this problem and so I thank Sam @ Taking On a World of Words... Continue Reading →
Frighteningly Good Read: Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
This middle grade book was both a Agatha and an Edgar nominee managed to (mostly) keep me guessing until the end. A mix of mystery, magic and supernatural thriller the story delivered confusion and thrills in equal parts and I hope I can sit down and read the next in the series soon! SYNOPSIS Orphan... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: October 14, 2020
WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ย Taking on a World of Wordsย and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
This enormous story goes by quickly as you become more and more connected to David, his friends, and family. Even Dicken's viewed this book as his best and I couldn't agree more. SYNOPSIS Hugely admired by Tolstoy, David Copperfield is the novel that draws most closely from Charles Dickens's own life. Its eponymous hero, orphaned... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: October 7, 2020
WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ย Taking on a World of Wordsย and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →
Frighteningly Good Reads: The Crucible by Arthur Miller
A required reading from my high school that I resisted as part of my Salem Witch Trials readings. This book means so much more to me now than when I read it at 15. SYNOPSIS "I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters... Continue Reading →
Frighteningly Good Read: Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon
This middle grade book features a 12 year old witch perfectly designed for me - her name is even Molly! I loved this story that gave me a smart and strong female lead and a core group of friends coming together to fight evil - it was good to the last page! SYNOPSIS When Molly... Continue Reading →
October Reading Plan: Frighteningly Good Reads 2020
Last month was the first time I tried this and, honestly, it worked for me. I'm not sure that this type of plan would have worked last year but I will take all the grounding I can here in 2020. Every year I have spent October reading Frighteningly Good Reads and this October will be... Continue Reading →
September Wrap Up
Since I have never done a monthly reading plan I've also never done a monthly wrap-up but I am finding that 2020 has been excellent for me trying new things. This month I had fifteen books on my TBR. You can see them all in my original post here. I felt like I read all... Continue Reading →
