Book Roast’s O.W.L’s Read-a-thon TBR

I'm not sure if many of you participate in read-a-thons are are active in the Booktube community, but there is this AMAZING Booktuber with the handle Book Roast that I love to watch! Here's her channel. For the past three years she has done a magical harry potter themed read along called the O.W.L's, that…

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah~ ESCAP(p)E: 9.14 explanation

Enjoyment: 9. I couldn't stop reading, I was drawn into the family and I had to know what was going to happen next. I really liked seeing the arc and growth of Leni's life, and I really appreciated that she was able to find Matthew in the darkness that her parents trapped her in. Style:…

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah ~ A Review

Summary A coming of age story about a girl named Leni learning about life in the bush of wild Alaska. With a volatile Vietnam POW for a dad and a willow branch for a mother, Leni must learn about love, hope, and most of all survival. The last frontier is no place for weak individuals,…

A Classic a Month / The Most Popular Ones I Own

One of my goals this year is to read a classic a month, or at least to try to. For January I read The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien, which I gave 4 stars. I then preceded to watch the extended versions of all three movies, yes that means I spent…

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien ~ a Review

Summary A truly classic fantasy adventure story! Bilbo Baggins is a a nice enough hobbit who gets swept up in a grand adventure by a wizard and a troop of 13 dwarves. The group march across the land to take back Thorin Oakenshield's rightful crown as King Under the Mountain from the clutches of Smaug…

How I Rate My Books / the Escap(p)e method

For ease, and for visual bliss, I use the standard 5 star rating for my book reviews. I do, however, award half stars. BECAUSE there is actually a lot more that goes into choosing the star rating.What you see is ultimately a physical representation, of the average number, generated by seven different categories, each on…

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ~ A Review

Summary: This book is written like an autobiographical interview of all the members and surrounding crew in the chart topping band Daisy Jones & the Six. Following multiple view points we witness the evolution of this band from it's origins in the late 70's through it's carrier. We learn about the fights, the make ups,…

Newbie Tag

1. Why did you start this Blog? Well I started this blog because I really like talking about books and I wanted a place to have a discourse with other avid readers. I want to gush with others over our favorites, discuss reviews, and try cool bookish questionnaires. 2. What are some fun/new things you're…

Creepy Books I Want to Try

♡ The Dumb House by John Burnside ♡ A Summer of Drowning by John Burnside ♡ Under the Skin by Michel Faber ♡ How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer ♡ Things We Say in the Dark by Kristy Logan ♡ Blue Beyond Blue by Lauren Slater ♡ The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker ♡…