5 disco balls
Published: August 11, 2017 by Hogarth Press
Category: Historial Fiction, LGBT
Do not let my next statement stop you from reading the rest of this review. Promise? Ok, good. Now that we have an understanding what I say next will not scare you so I am just going to say it: the hardcover is 582 pages. Please do not make that deter you (you promised, remember). This book is glorious. Really, it is. It is my favorite of the year.Read More »
1.5 disco balls
Published: June 2, 2016 by Mulholland Books
The additional .5 disco ball was because I actually finished it
Yikes. Reading this was like going to the dentist: Painful. Just opening my kindle to keep reading was like pulling teeth. I questioned categorizing it as a DNF (do not finish) more than a few times, but since I got it from NetGalley I felt like I needed to try and finish: it took me a week. A week of reading I cannot get back.Read More »
Round II of Fun Fact Friday is here, with a book review spun in there (I tried!):
In real life I work in Human Resources…
and my name is not Linda!
I forgot this Tuesday to post my 2nd ‘Talk to Me Tuesday’ topic. I was just so excited to share my The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas review that it skipped my mind. I can’t say it won’t happen again, but I will try and remember correctly for next time.
Today’s topic: Book Covers
Are you a judger of book covers? (How horrible does that sound? Not very nice, but as long as you only judge actual book covers and not people, you should be ok.)
Similar to selecting a new bottle of wine: labels, covers, what have you, are important in my decision making process. I will more than likely read a book synopsis if the cover is intriguing, and pass if its too boring/vague/cluttered, I could go on.
Below are some of my favorite covers of books I have read, or that are on my TBR list. Whether I liked the book or not, you have to admit they are pretty, pretty:
Are you a book cover “judger?” (Remember: a nice one, not a mean one) What are some of your favorite book covers, regardless of how you rated the book?
5 disco balls
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Published: February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray
Purchase: Amazon or BOTM add on hardcover for $9.99
Goodreads Choice 2017 winner for both Debut Goodreads Author & YA Fiction
2017 National Book Award Longlist, Young People’s Literature
A. MUST. READ. I repeat, A. MUST. READ. You’re welcome.Read More »
“They say it’s your birthday…” da da da da da da dun
Today is the day of my birth. We will leave age out of this: unless you tell me I am 27 again, than cool.
Danielle @ The Introverted Book Nerd blog celebrated her birthday yesterday – happy birthday! – with a birthday book tag (check it out here), so I am joining in: us Sagittarians need to stick together. 😉
Here goes:
Count your Birthday along your bookshelf and then subtract your birth month:
11 – 12 gives me a negative number! So I am showing the last book I have on my shelf.
Two Turns from Zero by Stacey Griffith, Senior Master SoulCycle instructor.
I received the book at a WeWork event Stacey was speaking at. I haven’t read it yet, but its on my 2018 TBR list. My love for SoulCycle is just as strong as diving into a really good book. I need both in my life.
If you could spend your birthday with any fictional character who would it be and why?
Peter Pan.
I want to go to Neverland and not have to be a grown up. I probably feel this more each birthday, so this question is fitting for today.
Find a book that takes place in the season you were born in:
“Technically I was born in the Fall since Winter doesn’t start til after my birthday, but to be honest, I always have snow on my birthday where I live so I’m going to say I was born in Winter.” was Danielle’s answer, and I completely agree.
When I was a child more likely than not my birthday parties were cancelled because of some stupid snowstorm! (I am apparently still bitter about this.)
Back to the question, my answer is:
A Family Affair: Winter (Truth in Lies #6) by Mary Campisi
It was super easy to pick as Winter was right there in the title. (phew, I was thinking how was I supposed to remember actual seasons in the books I have already read and with my limited attention span well…I probably don’t have to answer that)
Find a book that is the color of your birthstone:
Turquoise.
Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos.
Turquoise is a cool color. It reminds me of Summer, which reminds me of sunny days, which now reminds me of vacation and pina coladas…can you tell it snowed here yesterday?
Pick a book set in a time period, world, or country you would like to have been born in:
P.S. from Paris by Marc Levy, because Paris sounds so romantic.
I need to schedule a visit to Paris…after my vacation at a beach with pina coladas.
Thanks for reading! I look forward to reading yours on your birthday too: make sure you link back to me so I can see your answers.
Happy Monday!
If you find yourself on a historical fiction reading kick, try these two books:
5 disco balls, each
Both are set in Paris during WWII and alternate between the viewpoints of the two main characters. One tells the story of two children, a blind French girl and a German boy turned solider, who in alternate times would probably not have crossed paths, but their story intersects at an important juncture. Another is the tale of two sisters who after the German invasion in Paris find themselves fighting the resistance in their own ways at the expense of their relationship. Read More »
First 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 »
Since we are getting to know each other I thought I would share a few fun facts about myself over the next several weeks. Here’s my first:
I am a sucker for sugary sweet romance stories. ❤Read More »
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.
Saturday Nite Reader 