For a long time, DNFing wasn’t something I even considered. I always finished a book, whether I loved it or hated it. Then someone asked me why, and I didn’t have an answer. Why was I so intent on finishing a book I might not even enjoy. As she pointed out, life is too short […]
My TBR is insane, both on my Kindle and on my actual bookshelf. I set absolutely no goals of ever working through it because no sooner do I make headway and I get new ones. Then you add in the library, and I’m screwed! Here’s a taste of my TBR: The Whole Golden World by […]
Have you ever noticed how many books have a color in the title? How many of these have you read? Have others we should read? Comment below! Mine are highlighted! The Green Mile by Stephen King Blood Red, Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick Fifty Shades of Gray by E. L. James A Clockwork Orange by […]
Let’s talk about love and romance and books! What is it about romance novels that drag us in? You could ask a dozen people that same question and get a dozen answers. That’s the beauty of romance novels… they come in all shapes and sizes, something for everyone. This is one of the first romance […]
Foundation (Collegium Chronicles, #1) by Mercedes Lackey/Kindle -genre: fantasy -pages: 340 -rating: 5 stars/review -format: Kindle Switched (Trylle, #1) by Amanda Hocking (reread)/Kindle -genre: YA fantasy-pages: 318-ratings: 4 stars-format: paperback The Beach House (Beach House, #1) by Mary Alice Moore (purchased)/Kindle-genre: contemporary-pages: 496-rating: 4 stars-format: Kindle How to Be Mindful by Anna Barnes (purchased)/Kindle-genre: self-improvement-pages: 161-rating: 4 stars-format: paperback Intrigues (Collegium Chronicles, #2) by Merecedes Lackey (reread)/Kindle-genre: fantasy-pages: 328-rating: 4 […]
Before I wrote fiction, I was a professional tech writer for Corning Glass. And before that, I wrote scores of military documentation on all kinds of topics. That kind of writing gave me a love of research and facts. So, why not turn that to one of my favorite things? Books! I wasn’t looking […]
My husband says I’m an addict and a hoarder. I tell him I’m simply a collector. The advent of the e-reader was a good day for him because it meant at least part of my “collection” was hidden from his sight. This was good for me, too, for two reasons. One, as it was […]
Maybe it’s cliché, but sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. Every now and then, I come across a book or movie and discover that it was inspired by true events. Like the Silent Hill movie franchise, based on a town in Pennsylvania and the hallucinations said to have been experienced by people affected by the […]
Yes, I’m that old. I was born in 1970 on a warm summer day in northern New York, just across the river from Canada. I thought it would be fun to look at the top books and movies released in that year! How many of these have you read or seen? Or even heard of?! Books […]