Saturday, November 10, 2018
Friday, November 9, 2018
Reading this week
Finished
NCIS New Orleans:
Crossroads by Jeff Mariotte
When God Calls the Heart by Brian Bird
Reading
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear
Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott
The Christmas Star by Donna VanLiere
Non-fiction reading
Classic
Audio on the Way to Work
Getting ready to read
The Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Escape Claws by Linda Reilly
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
Rose in Three Quarter Time by Rachel McMillan
All Made Up by Kara Isaac
Reviewing
Yes, Carol….It’s Christmas by Cindy Vincent
Devotional
reading
Did not
Finish
Reviews
Posted this week
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Review of Read and Gone
Title: Read and Gone
Author: Allison Brook
Series: The Haunted Library Mystery book 2
Chapters: 38
Pages: 320
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Rating: 3.5 stars
Read and Gone is the second book in The Haunted
Library mysteries by Allison Brook. Carrie Singleton has settled into her job
as the program librarian at her library; is dating a great guy. When
her father whom she hasn't seen in years shows up needing her help
to basically break the law.
I enjoyed this one more that the first book in the series. I think it
would have been a better fit if I had read it in either November or December as
it’s a Christmas cozy mysteries. But it's a great book to curl up with a cup of
cocoa a blanket and a cat if you have one as the cat in this series plays a big
roll or a dog and spend a cold winter's day reading. I loved that
even though Carrie's toned down her look she's still not your typical librarian.
As a library Assistant it’s nice to read books about libraries that don't
show librarians in the typical skirt suit and tight bun.
We dress in a variety of styles and we are different ages.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
Monday, November 5, 2018
Review of Died in the Wool
Title: Died in the wool
Author: Peggy Ehrhart
Series: Knit and Nibble Mystery
Chapters: 24
Pages: 320
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Rating: 3.5
Died in the Wool by Peggy Ehrhart is the second book in the A Knit &
Nibble Mystery series Pamela is trying to enjoy her summer in Arborvillle her
daughter is home from college for the summer and Catriona the cat that she took
in has made herself at home in the household. But then there's another murder
and the victim is found with an aardvark that the group knitted to help raise
money for the school's football team. The victim happens to be the hated
history teacher who is against the football team. In the eyes of the town
the knitting club is the prime suspect just because the knitted aardvark was
found. It's up to Pamela to find the real killer before there's another
victim. And clear her knitting group's name.
I enjoyed this one a
little bit more than the first one in the series. I will admit that my favorite
character is Catriona I loved reading about all of the trouble that little cat
manged to get into in this book. Though most of it was through the
fault of her owner. It was a quick read and typical of most cozy
mysteries, if your looking for something quick and easy to read in one or two
sitting this book fits that bill.
I received a copy of this book from the
publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All
opinions expressed are mine alone.
Friday, November 2, 2018
Reading this week
Finished
Just Jessie: My Guide
to Love, Life. Family, and Food by Jesse James Decker
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
The Queen and the First by Nancy Churnin
Accidental Eyewitness by Michelle Karl
Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
A Black Night for the Bluegrass Belle by Ian Punnett
Reading
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear
NCIS New Orleans: Crossroads by Jeff Mariotte
Non-fiction reading
Classic
Audio on the Way to Work
Getting ready to read
The Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Escape Claws by Linda Reilly
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
Rose in Three Quarter Time by Rachel McMillan
All Made Up by Kara Isaac
Reviewing
Devotional
reading
When God
Calls the Heart by Brian Bird
Did not
Finish
Reviews
Posted this week
Thursday, November 1, 2018
October Wrap Up
Started this month
with 33 books on my TBR pile. I read a total of 29 books this month and 8224
pages. With an average rating of 3.2. I read a total of six books from my TBR pile.
Bringing my total from 33 to 29 because I received my owlcrate book and one
book for review.
This month marks the
first month of no monthly TBRs I am now doing seasonal TBRs which gives me
three months to read the books. For October I had a few books I wanted to
finish from September.
Flash by Ellen Miles
Go Set a
Watchman by Harper Lee (own)
Escaping
Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco
The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell
Murder
at the Flamingo by Rachel McMillian
(review book)
Swell
Time for a Swing Dance by
Cindy Vincent (owned, review book)
This is
the Day by Tim Tebow
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Premeditated
Peppermint by Amanda Flower
9 From
the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan
Bear by Ellen Miles
Burial
Rites by Hannah Kent
October
Kiss by Kristen Ethridge
The
Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
by Mackenzie Lee (owned)
Beauty
and the Clockwork Beast by
Nancy Campbell Allen
Drink
Beer, think Beer by John Holl
How to
Stay Alive by Bear Grylls
The Pint
of No Return by Ellie Alexander
Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower
A
Sparkle of Silver by Liz Johnson (owned)
The Cow
Said Neigh!:A Farm Story by Rory
Feek
My Plain
Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi
Meadows, Brodi Ashton (owned)
In Honor by Jessi Kirby
Just Jessie: My Guide to Love, Life, Family, and Food by Jesse
James Decker
The
Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel:
A Story of Sleepy Hollow by Alyssa Palombo
Foolish
Hearts by Emma Mills (owned)
The
Queen and the First Christmas Tree
by Nancy Churnin
Accidental
Eyewitness by Michelle Karl
Make
Something Good Today by Ben Napier
Review of Book Girl
Title: Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures
and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
Author: Sarah
Clarkson
Ch: 10 plus
epilogue
Genre: non-fiction,
memoir
Rating: 3.5
stars
Part reading list
part memoir Sarah Clarkson's Book is about her reading journey from childhood
to adulthood and how books shaped her life. Thanks in part to
a mother that read to her from the beginning even before I was born.
(Which is something that I can relate to, as my mother did the same for me. I
don't remember a time in my life that I haven't been surrounded by
books.) Sarah talks about how books can help build an imagination create
a sense of adventure as well as lead to new friends. This book can
be read straight through even read in one setting. But its chapters were
designed to be used when you needed that chapter based on where your reading
journey was. To be read out of order and studied.
I enjoyed reading
this book I did indeed learn a lot. I loved that some of my
favorite books as a child and a teen were also Sarah's. It goes back to that
C.S. Lewis quote "I thought I was the only one."
The quote of, "Do you secretly relate to Belle's delight in the library in
Beauty and Beast" on the blurb had me picking up the
book. Along with the title of Book girl. I've always
considered myself a book girl who like Sarah had a mother who start early
reading me books and kept me surrounded by books all through my childhood and
teens either though buying the books or visits to the local library. And as an
adult I am still surrounded by books. Books I've bought and keep my house
stocked with. As well as the books I'm around at work I currently work as a
library assistant at my local library.
Book Girl: A Journey
through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life by Sarah
Clarkson is a book worth reading. Though any stage of life.
I received a copy of
this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a
positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
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