Being that it is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be quite appropriate to share this awesome infographic about the 13 women who have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Let’s hope the upcoming years will see more lovely ladies winning Nobels for their work. I actually haven’t read ANY of these, so now […]
Julie’s Review: Can I just say how excited I am that I really enjoyed this book? The first book in the series was good, but not great. The second book, well I don’t even remember it. To be fair, I read most of it just before I had my baby, and then when I did […]
Is there a book (or several books) that you’ve already read but would just love to be able to read for the first time? Julie: I’m not much of a re-reader, so there are a lot of books that I’ve already enjoyed, but don’t plan on enjoying again. Though it would be fun to enjoy […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: “You’re my flame in the dark. We chase away the shadows around each other.” and “Because I can’t help doing it,” he said with a shrug. “And […]
Are there any topics you avoid when selecting a book to read? Any themes or subjects you just don’t enjoy? Julie: I can be pretty picky with the topics I read about. There are some that just don’t interest me, or that I know I don’t enjoy, so I avoid them. Some of these include: […]
No Book Buying Challenge 2015 – March Update As you know, we are co-hosting the Show Your Shelves Some Love: A No Book Buying Challenge. You can also review the details of the post on the “No Book Buying Challenge“ page from the menu above. For March we are sharing our sources for free […]
Julie’s Review: I was approached to review the audiobook specifically, so below is my review on Audible.com. What made the experience of listening to Night of the Purple Moon the most enjoyable? The narrator did a great job with the voices and her presentation of the main character. What was the most interesting aspect of […]
What do you look for in a synopsis? Is there anything specific that a synopsis must have in order to make you grab that book and buy it? Julie: I like the synopsis to tell me just enough about the plot to give me a feeling of whether I’ll enjoy the story. I want to […]
Julie’s Review: I was given a credit to review this book on Audible. Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? Yes, I would say listening to the book was time well spent – I did listen while driving so I was already going to be spending that […]
2015 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon Hosted by: Alexa Loves Books Dates: February 21-22, 2015 One Can Only Quote Challenge The topic of this challenge is to share some awesome quotes about love or friendship. Since we share enough quotes about love in our meme (That’s What He Said Thursday), I’ll pick some friendship quotes […]