Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
I think this is the first time that reading a book has made me want to watch a tv show. I’ve read books and wanted to see them made into movies, but I don’t normally watch a lot of television. Still, I might have to make an exception for Justified, the show based around Raylan Givens. Givens appears in Riding… Read more
This is apparently my week for finally catching up on a few reviews that have been in the hopper. I really tried to love Love Me. There are a number of genuinely funny bits. But overall, it’s just too much. There’s not enough plot to hold the funny bits together. “I’ll have the Jesus Fish sandwich,” one diner requests. “A… Read more
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. You know the rules: grab your current read, open to a random page and share a two sentence teaser with us (no spoilers!). Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can add it to our TBR list! This week, I’ve got a teaser… Read more
Last week, while I was on the road, the Book Fairy visited and brought me some great new stuff! Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd: Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy for a troubling ailment of a sexual nature, becomes caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful, enigmatic woman. When she goes to… Read more
This is going to be another week on the road — this time, the traveling dog and pony show heads for Cincinnati, where we recently bought a facility. That’s going to be a long, long week with a lot of work crammed into just a few days, but I hope to keep up to date here. Monday: I got a… Read more
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
Contemplating this review, I started off thinking that This Burns My Heart has all the hallmarks of great historical fiction. It takes place in an exotic location (South Korea) in an interesting time period (1960s). It has an ambitious female protagonist, Soo-Ja Choi, who wants to do great things. There is plenty of conflict for Soo-Ja — with her parents, her… Read more
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. You know the rules: grab your current read, open to a random page and share a two sentence teaser with us (no spoilers!). Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can add it to our TBR list! Today, I’ve got 2 teasers for… Read more
Welcome to my new monthly meme, HOT READS. This is especially for those hot, steamy books (come on! you know you’ve got a couple) that you really enjoyed and want to share with others. Here’s how we play: Hot Reads is a Monthly Meme, hosted by Book Savvy Babe and Alive on the Shelves, where we get to share our… Read more