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All Time Fave Books from the Past Three Years
This week's Top Ten Tuesday challenge was to list our top ten faves from the past 3-5 years. While I have loved quite a few books from those years, calling out faves was...
February 2015 Reading Roundup
I finished 10 books this month! This year is off to a winning start. The Untelling by Tayari Jones (adult) The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak (children) Relish by Lucy...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Craziest One of All?
If you guessed Levana from the Lunar Chronicles, you guessed right! Homegirl is CRAY. Like, certifiably so. And we get to find out just how much in Fairest: Levana's Story by...
I Got 99 Problems, but a Book Ain’t One
Or Top Ten Five Book Problems I have. Which is today's Top Ten Tuesday topic. And, yes, I know a million people have probably already made the "99 Problems" joke, but IT FITS....
Recommendation Wednesday: Two Picture Books
As part of my passion project, I've recently finished (and loved) two of Walter Dean Myers' early picture books: Where Does the Day Go? (illustrated by Leo Carty) and Fly,...
Favorite and Least Favorite Romantic Tropes
This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Top Ten Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romances in Books. So I have decided to split my list up into Likes, Dislikes, and Could Go...
The Walter Dean Myers Passion Project
I have always claimed Walter Dean Myers as one of my favorite authors (and he has written one of my favorite books). Even still, I have not even made much of a dent in his...
January 2015 Reading Roundup
Hey, so I finished 12 books this month! Much better than last January when I only read two. I also made some progress towards my reading challenge goals. Books read The Queen...
TV Talk: What I’m Watching
So, I love books THE MOST, but TV is my second favorite. It's been a while since I've been super excited about the TV I watch--mostly because I've been busy, but also because...

