Our Favorite Books: 9 to 12 Months

We love our books. And I do mean we - not just me. Hubby is an avid reader of boring history books (okay, okay, not totally boring, but he really loves non-fiction and generally gears his reading towards the world wars). I love my... well, everything. And B has his favorites, too. So, yeah, we…

Book Review: How to Raise a Reader

They are reading for the reasons all of us read: to escape, to uncover, to challenge ourselves, to be swept away by a compelling voice, to find companionship with characters we connect with, to travel the world from the safe distance of a living room armchair. How to Raise a Reader Written by Pamela Paul…

Fall Reading List

Happy Fall Y'all! Oh, how I love saying that! Fall is by far my favorite season! I love apple picking, earthy colors, bon fires, and curling up in alllll the cozy clothes. As the seasons change, I love to find books that fit my mood. Or maybe it's a love of getting in the mood…

Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Pages: 277 Published by The Dial Press by July 29th, 2008 Genre(s): historical fiction, romance, book about books, fiction Rating: 5 stars Series? No Review:  This was one of the books that made me truly fall in love with reading. First, let me give you…

2020 Bookish Goals

Can you believe its actually 2020? Me either. But here we are, kicking off the roaring 20s, 2000s style! A new year always means a new reading goal for me. (Even if I'm a month late in getting this written.) Last year didn't exactly go the way I had thought it would. I found myself…

The One and Only Ivan

I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do. Book: The One and Only Ivan Author: Katherine Applegate Pages: 303 Published by Harper Collings on January 17th, 2012 Genre(s): middle-grade, fiction, kids Rating: 4.5 stars Series? No Goodreads synopsis:  Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall…

Book Review: I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

Information Goodreads Format: audiobook, approximately 13 hours Genres: romance, fiction, novel, chick lit Source: Library (Libby) Rating: 3.5 stars Published by Random House Audio on February 5th, 2019 Summary Fixie Farr lives and breaths for her family. Everything she does follows the motto left in the wake of her father's death: "family first." She is…

Friday Five: My Favorite Reading Snacks

This weeks Friday Five post is definitely nothing like anything I've ever shared on here before. When I first started blogging, I had a "lifestyle" blog and I shared a couple recipes, but I don't think I've talked much about food on here. Inspired by the wonderful culinary world of Kitchens of the Great Midwest…

Yes Please

Every few years one needs to shake one’s life like a sieve, like a miner in the Yukon. The gold nuggets remain. Book: Yes Please Author: Amy Poehler Pages: approximately 7  hours Published by HarperAudio on October 28th 2014 Genre(s): memoir, humor, nonfiction, audiobook, biography Rating: 4 stars Series? No The only way we will survive is by being kind. The…

February Rewind

It has been a hot minute. Or month... February has been a good month, and I wish I could say it was particularly busy or I was making big plans or something. Because I know I haven't been posting. But I just have not felt like blogging. And forcing myself to do it just leads…