Because summer is coming and Kiesha left me for Hawaii (don’t worry, folks, it’s only temporary) this week will feature summer/beach themed posts. 1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling | Seriously, I will make her read this some day. Am I the only one a little obsessed with Mindy? Whatever. This read isContinue reading “5 Beach Reads Kiesha Should Have Taken To The Beach”
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Top Ten Tuesday: 5/5
Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read 1. Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding | as much as Lauren loves this book, I just don’t foresee myself ever reading. There are too many new books that keep popping up that I’m much more interested in. Maybe when I’m 80 it will finally happen! 2. JellicoeContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 5/5”
Top Ten Tuesday: 4/21
Top Ten ALL TIME Favorite Authors 1. J.K. Rowling | Of course she’s on this list! While I haven’t read any of her adult novels, I’ve read every single book in the Harry Potter series and she will forever hold my number one spot because of those. 2. Kristin Hannah | It’s simple – I’ve never notContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 4/21”
Top Ten Tuesday: 4/14
Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey, Bossypants “You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want.” – SE Hinton, The Outsiders “We accept the love we think we deserve.” – Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being AContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 4/14”
Top Ten Tuesday: 4/7
Top Ten Characters You’d Like To Check In With 1. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games | I want to know what her life is like now that everything has changed. Is she happy? 2. Eva Tilling from Made For You | How is her life now? Does she still see people’s deaths when sheContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 4/7”
Top Ten Tuesday: 3/31
TOP TEN BOOKS RECENTLY ADDED TO OUR TBR LISTS 1. A Walk in The Appalachian Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 2. The Middle of Somewhere by Sonja Yoerg 3. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 4. Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer by Sheriff DavidContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 3/31”
Read It, Watched It: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
If I had to choose a favorite hobby besides reading, I would choose binge watching television. If I had to pick something besides that, I would pick watching shows/movies based on books and ripping them apart. I’ve yet to watch something that beats the book. In fact, it’s pretty difficult to even get close toContinue reading “Read It, Watched It: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon”
Top Ten Tuesday: 3/24
Top 10 Books From My Childhood (Or teen years) That I Would Love To Revisit 1. Anything by Judy Blume | I read pretty much every single book Blume wrote while I was in elementary and middle school and I often find myself wondering if I would still love Are You There God? It’s Me,Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 3/24”
Top Ten Tuesday: 3/17
TOP TEN BOOKS ON MY SPRING TBR LIST 1. After We Fall by Emma Kavanaugh | I received this from NetGalley forever ago but have been waiting until it gets closer to its publication date to read it. 2. Angelfall by Susan Ee | I’ve never actually read a book about angels, so this should beContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: 3/17”
DNF: Life Is Too Short To Read Books You Don’t Like
When I first started blogging, I finished everything I picked up. Whether it took me a day or a week to slog through something I hated, I finished. I viewed myself as a failure if I didn’t finish. Guess what? I’m no longer afraid to slap DNF @ 25% (because I always give it untilContinue reading “DNF: Life Is Too Short To Read Books You Don’t Like”
