Today’s book review is an extension of this podcast episode, a review of Liesel Schwarz’s debut novel, A Conspiracy of Alchemists. I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book and I’m so glad I did, because this… Read More ›
Month: March 2013
Top Ten Tuesday – Recommendation Edition
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic, hosted by the lovely folks over at “The Broke and the Bookish,” is an easy one for me. So without further ado . . . Top Ten Books I Recommend the Most 1. The… Read More ›
Belated Happiness Post
As I said in my last Happiness post, I set some goals for March. The fact that today’s post didn’t happen on Friday is proof that I didn’t manage to accomplish one of those goals (blog five days a week)…. Read More ›
Top Ten Tuesday – Procrastination Edition
I don’t usually let books sit around in my house, but lately I have been slacking a bit. Actually, several of the books I listed last week on my Spring To-Be-Read list should be on this week’s list too, but… Read More ›
Unexpected twists of fate . . .
A while back, I wrote a review of Sabriel by Garth Nix. Since I made it a resolution to try and finish series that I start, I had to go to the library and find the next book, Lirael. And… Read More ›
We’ll always have Paris . . .
I loved this book so much. I had been reading a lot of stuff that was of the epic, dystopian, saving-the-world ilk. Nothing wrong with any of it. Usually my favorite type of stuff to read. But I needed a… Read More ›
Top Ten Tuesday – Spring Reading Edition
Not counting the books I have in progress (see previous post – oy), I have several books that I am looking forward to reading this spring. If I ever get caught up on everything else I’m reading that is. Hopefully… Read More ›
Too Many Books
I know what you’re thinking – there’s no such thing as too many books, right? Normally, I’d agree with you, except right now I’m reading FOUR of them at one time. I’d drop one or two, but they all have… Read More ›
Happiness Project – Week #9
I’m finally back with a real Happiness Project post!! Yay!!! So this week we start goals for the month of March. I have to admit, when I saw what this month was about, my heart sank a little. Work. With… Read More ›
Something worse than death?
It’s strange how I come across books these days. You all know what a fan I am of Maureen Johnson (I may have mentioned her a time or two – or ten). Well, one of her friends, who happens to… Read More ›
Life With No Plot 