Thank you to Laila at Big Reading Life who introduced me to This is the Story of a Happy Marriage! This is a collection of essays written by Ann Patchett that run the gamut of her life, which is surprisingly relatable. I listened to this on audio book and while it was amazing to hear... Continue Reading →
One Space or Two?
My mind was recently blown. Maybe this has happened to you? I was scrolling through Twitter and taking in my daily allotment of world atrocities, when I came across this tweet: I need to have a word with whoever taught academics to put two spaces after a period. — Nicole Hemmer (@pastpunditry) June 24, 2017... Continue Reading →
August 2017 QuickLit Linkup
Today marks the middle of August - and how did THAT happen?! This is one of those weird days when two of my favorite linkups happen at the same time... this post is for the Modern Mrs. Darcy's monthly QuickLit link up, but you can see my Top Ten Tuesday post here. These last few... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Tuesday: Recommendations for Fans of The Walking Dead
Happy Tuesday! The Broke and the Bookish took a short summer break, but they're back with a new linkup! Today's theme is Recommendations for ______. I recently read an excellent dystopic novel, and decided to go with Recommendations for Fans of The Walking Dead. But here's the twist: there are NO zombies on this list... Continue Reading →
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
In I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Jake is a guy taking his new girlfriend to his family farm to meet his parents. With the story told through his girlfriend, we learn that Jake is a wicked smart guy working in a laboratory on some science-y thing. We learn quickly that she's been thinking of ending things... Continue Reading →
A Few of my Favorite Things
I don't know about you, but this has been a strange week for me and I am happy to know that it's Friday! I've had a whirlwind visit from my father, ups and downs around the house, busy at work, busy at home, and not enough time to just sit down and read. It's been... Continue Reading →
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d by Alan Bradley
"The world is an interesting place for a little girl with big ears." The wait at the library for this Flavia de Luce mystery wasn't as long as I'd anticipated! Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd is the eighth book in the series. The ninth (The Grave's a Fine and Private Place) will be released in... Continue Reading →
How I’m Using the Hobonichi
When I bought my Hobonichi Techo Cousin, I was worried that I would only use certain layouts and would have giant swaths of blank pages. It took me a few weeks to find my groove, but I'm now happy to share that I'm using all of the layouts. This is a fluid process and bound... Continue Reading →
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity is a Young Adult novel set during WWII in France so you knew I'd be all over this one! Two young women working for the British Military as a pilot and a spy are shot down over France. The spy is captured by the German army and is held prisoner and forced... Continue Reading →
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
I don't know why I read books like The Little Stranger. I am a total chicken but I love scary books! This was the scariest that I've read in a long time and I'm very happy that I read most of this by the light of day and not at night. There are some truly... Continue Reading →
The Cozy Burrow 