Julie’s Review: I love Hawaii. I love the island culture, the delicious breeze that always smells like coconut, and the beautiful landscapes. So reading this book was a little bit of a nostalgic vacation for me, and that made it a fun selection. I enjoyed the descriptions of the lands and the people, as well […]
For World Kiss Day, let’s chat about first kisses in books. Julie: Goodreads has this awesome list, for best first kiss scenes. Yes, let’s just add all these books to the good ole to-read list. I feel like there are quite a few that could use a re-read, at least for that kiss scene. ‘Cause […]
Julie’s Review: All Our Yesterdays is essentially a story about stopping a terrible person before he becomes terrible. This pair travels back in time, again and again trying to change the future by fixing the past, and every time they end up in the same situation. This time, they know what they must do, and it […]
Let’s check out all the books (or adaptations) we have reviewed in the second quarter of 2016. Have you read our reviews? Which book is your favorite from our list? April 2016: May 2016: June 2016: Subscribe to Chapter Break posts. Never miss a post on Chapter Break. Subscribe today for all the bookish awesome […]
Have you heard of Stay Out in the Sun Day? Let’s chat about books and the sun. Are there books with a Sun on the cover or in the title that are memorable? Or maybe just a sunny, bright cover? Julie: Did you know that there is absolutely nothing that Goodreads doesn’t have a list […]
#ShelfLove Challenge 2016 We’re co-hosting the #ShelfLove challenge again this year so join us and read more of the books you already bought! July topic: Why do you read the books you read? Explore why you gravitate towards certain genres and/or authors. How do you pick the next book you will read? Julie’s Challenge Update: I […]
What would you do if you had to spend the night in a bookstore? Julie: Oh my what a fun topic! What would I do if I accidentally got locked in a bookstore overnight? Well, and provided that someone else had my kid safely, right? So I could actually enjoy the time in the bookstore, […]
Julie’s 2016 Audiobook Challenge Update: Well I apparently didn’t do a Q1 update, fail? But here’s my mid-year check up for this fun-tastic audiobook challenge. You know by now that audiobooks are pretty much the ONLY way I read these days. SO HURRAY for this fun challenge. My goal? Marathoner (Look Ma no hands) 50+ […]
Interview with Brantwijn Serrah At what point did you decide to be an author and what was your path to publication? I always had a love for telling stories. I didn’t put much thought into being a freelance author until about my senior year in high school, though. I started publishing poems in college, and […]
Julie’s Review: What I loved most about Every Last Word is it took me completely by surprise. Even knowing that our main character has OCD and is highly obsessive, I didn’t predict the extent or really see how the plot was going to play out. I could compare a lot of this book to a […]