Category: Books

My 2 ¢: Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney

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Watching Glass ShatterFirst off, author James J. Cudney is super passionate about his fans and their feedback of his book. I happened upon Watching Glass Shatter in my goodreads feed and followed the author on social media – here I found him to be personable, relatable and utterly humble.

Watching Glass Shatter could be the start of a new soap opera: move over General Hospital, Young & the Restless, Days of Our Lives…there is a new game in town. I’m calling it: The Glass House. Matriarch Olivia Glass would certainly give Erica Kane a run for her $$Read More »

TBR Thursday

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As I was brainstorming ways to incorporate Thursday into my blog post, I thought it would be fun to list books that are on my ever growing to be read list to spell out:

T-H-U-R-S-D-A-Y

Obviously “The” will not count as a “T” 😉

Here goes:

T:  Tell Me What You Want by Megan Maxwell (courtesy of a goodreads giveway!)
H:  Happy Dreams by Jia Pingwa
U:  Underground Railroad, The by Colson Whitehead
R:  Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick
S:  Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
D:  Defending Jacob by William Landay
A:  Alchemist, The by Paulo Coelho
Y:  You Think It, I’ll Say It: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld (courtesy of NetGalley)

I would love to know yours too, feel free to share in the comments.

Talk to Me Tuesdays

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1st Tuesday topic I want your input on:  Audiobooks

  1. Do you count them as a ‘read’ book? And, do you also count them as a read book in your goodreads reading challenge?
  2. Could you read a book faster than listening to it?
  3. Do you find yourself constantly rewinding as your thoughts may wander off while you are supposed to be listening?
  4. Are you less invested in a book when you listen to it rather than read it?
  5. Do you find your book reviews for audiobooks have a lower rating average versus books you have read?
  6. Do you think audible is worth $14.95/month?

Tell me all your thoughts on audiobooks!

Going back in time: A Separate Peace

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A Separate Peace by John Knowles
First published in 1959
Required reading during my HS years (and I don’t remember if I ever finished it, but knowing my younger self…I probably read the CliffsNotes)

This past year I set out to read books from HS (1994-98) to: 1) read from an adult perspective and 2) actually read the ones I was supposed to and know I didn’t!

I want to apologize to my English teacher now, I should have appreciated you more. 😉Read More »

Pre-order this book STAT: The Wife Between Us

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The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Publish date: January 9, 2018 by St. Martin’s Press
BOTM: it was a December selection!

Ok, I was going to time my book review with the release date, but honestly I couldn’t wait much longer. I need to share this book with you all, like NOW!

In order to not give away any spoilers or create preconceived notions my review is somewhat vague, but trust me on this: love/hate it…you can read it in one sitting, heck I had to because I couldn’t wait to figure out what the hell was going to happen.Read More »

Hear What Happens after Book Club with the SNR

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Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
Purchase: Amazon  Audible eligible
Published June 6, 2017 by Riverhead Books

I had my monthly book club get together last night and I am happy to report that team “Book Nerds” took 2nd place during trivia night. Obviously we discussed the book before trivia night started – what book club doesn’t focus on just the book? Hehe. Admit it, we have all been guilty of going off course, but I guess that depends on how engrossed in the story we were.

There I go rambling again, ok back to the main event…

Unanimously we all felt the same about this book in general.

Book Club Consensus: Quick read and we were all committed to finding out how the story played out. Here comes the BUT: most of the characters were unlikeable.Read More »