With so many choices out there, and an ever growing TBR list, how do you choose which books you are going to read next? (Today’s topic provided by The Book Badger. Thanks for the wonderful post with lots of discussion topics! Make sure you check out their post for ideas for your own blog discussion posts!) […]
Join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name. Also, do not forget to […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday.For more info on what this meme is all about click here. THROW BACK THURSDAY! (these quotes were some of our favorites and we thought we’d share them again) Rose’s Quote: “Really? That didn’t bother you?….Because what she did was completely […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme run by The Broke and the Bookish Books To Be Read SOON! (or at least, we INTEND to read them soon) Rose’s List of books to be read soon: Written In My Own Heart’s Blood by: Diana Gabaldon. I have only been waiting years and the […]
Rose’s List of 2014 New Year’s Resolutions/Goals: To be fair, only a few of my resolutions are book related. Here they are in no particular order: Walk Maddox at least once a day, every day. For those who do not know, Maddox is my 1 year of Doberman puppy. To say he is […]
What is your take on epilogues? Julie: I think epilogues are a strange idea. I mean, if the last chapter of the book appropriately wraps up the plot and character arcs, then why does a book need an epilogue? It really is like another chapter anyway. I have seen some epilogues where the book is […]
Join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name. Also, do not forget to […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday.For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: I know I’m probably the last person you want to see right now, but I thought if I sat on your porch, you wouldn’t be scared. You […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme run by The Broke and the Bookish Ten Books About Friendship Rose’s List of Top Books about Friendship: Out of Breath by: Rebecca Donovan This is the last book in the Breathing Trilogy and while it is a story about many things, “friendship” came to mind for me […]
Do you really read other blogger’s book reviews? Julie: Well, it depends. I do, actually, read other blogger’s book reviews when the book is one I’m considering reading. I do judge a book by other people’s opinions of it. Or maybe if it is a book I’ve recently read and want to see their thoughts […]