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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/5/2020
What I Read I’m moving forward with this reading! Got held up in July and August, but my reading game is back and I’m super excited by it! I finished up The Candy Mafia by Lavie Tidhar and absolutely loved the noir-feeling of the book. You can read my review…
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The Candy Mafia by Lavie Tidhar
Synopsis: “In a city where candy is a crime and sugar is scandalous, Nelle Faulker is a 12-year-old private detective looking for her next client. When notorious candy gangster Eddie de Menthe asks for her help to find a missing teddy bear, Nelle Faulkner is on the case. But as…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Quotes
I love collecting quotes. And quotes about books are probably some of my favorites, for obvious reasons! Check out these (Instagram-ready) quotes that I love. If you need even more quotes (and maybe some repeats), check out a previous post for Top Ten Tuesday or Book Riot where I found…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/28/2020
What I Read 2.5 books this week! I feel like in the past few weeks things have settled down enough at work. To the point, that I’ve got a better handle on balancing work, my blog, and my personal life. Granted, we’ll be increasing our open hours at work next…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall 2020 TBR
Today I’m highlighting ten middle grade and young adult books on my fall 2020 TBR that are also debut titles! I love seeing new and exciting ideas from authors I haven’t read yet. Take a look at this exciting list! Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall 2020 TBR The…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/121/2020
What I Read I actually read three books this week, making me feel much more like myself! I read Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. It’s an intense novel written with a deft hand. I also read Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer about a young girl raising a seeing-eye puppy.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Strong Female Character Covers
Since it was a cover freebie this week for our Top Ten Tuesday theme, I decided to focus on strong female characters! I love all of these books and the characters in them. If you’re looking for characters that must grow and learn about themselves, and stand up for who…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/14/2020
What I Read Finally! I’m back in the reading game. I’ve had to very purposefully set aside time to open up a book over the past few weeks. And it’s working, I’m trying to go to bed earlier or take time during my morning or lunch time to read at…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books for My Younger Self
As a kid, I loved reading historical fiction and grew up reading the American Girl stories, Little House on the Prairies, and many others. Today I pulled together a list of historical fiction titles that are perfect for middle grade readers. These are all great books about a variety of…
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Black Panther Tribute
The death of Chadwick Boseman rocked the world as fans of his work can’t imagine what this means for the Marvel Universe and other projects for which he would make the perfect character. I loved Black Panther, it was probably one of my favorite Marvel movies. I loved the story…
