I'm getting my spin selections in just under the wire! Over the weekend I announced that I was joining The Classics Club, just in time to participate in one of their spins. What is a spin? Well, you can read all about it here, but to brief: participants choose twenty books from their master… Continue reading Classics Club Spin #17 Book List
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Joining the Classics Club!
Happy Saturday, friends. This is a special edition of my Messy Marginalia and I'm here to say that I've decided to join The Classics Club! My sweet friend Laila at Big Reading Life recently joined and it looked like just the club I needed to be in! What is The Classics Club? It's a group of… Continue reading Joining the Classics Club!
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
I had to take things slowly while reading Sing, Unburied, Sing. I debated whether or not to even finish it because of how heavy it felt right from the beginning. But my strategy for this book was simple: two chapters each night, max. But once I got about 2/3 of the way through the… Continue reading Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Greenglass House by Kate Milford
I first heard about The Greenglass House on the What Should I Read Next podcast and was enchanted by Anne Bogel's brief synopsis. Shortly after her podcast, it was included Anne's roundup of books to cozy up with this winter and she described it as a wink and a nod to The Phantom Tollbooth, which… Continue reading The Greenglass House by Kate Milford
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
We’re only a few weeks into 2018, but I think A Gentleman in Moscow is a contender for my favorite book of the year! In a lot of ways, this felt like an adult version of Eloise and a more approachable War and Peace. I’m not an experienced Russian novel reader, but I would have easily… Continue reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
I was surprised by how quickly I finished Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong. Because it was written in a stream of consciousness with short vignettes, I wasn’t sure if I was going to stick with it. I’d recently started a book that was written in the same style and had to bail. But this was… Continue reading Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
I devoured The Witches of New York from the beginning until the end. You all know how much I love a good witchy story and this delivered! Rich in atmosphere and witch lore, this book is not to be missed by those who wish that magic was real. In the 1880s, Adelaide and Eleanor run… Continue reading The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
Thank you to Netgalley and Doubleday Books for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own. This book is scheduled to be published in March and can be preordered HERE. I remember watching a TV show about the Romanovs when I was a very little girl. It had to be before 1992, because I vividly… Continue reading I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
2018 Goals
We’ve reached the point where every blogger is setting their 2018 goals. Last year I threw mine together in a very slap-dash way, but am happy to say that I’m still pretty happy with the way 2017 turned out. But for 2018, I wanted to be very thoughtful about my aims, so I’ve been thinking… Continue reading 2018 Goals
2017 Recap
Happy New Year!! It's already been said a million times before, but I cannot believe that it's 2018. I wanted to post this recap sooner, but the timing never felt right. How could it be possible summarize my 2017 reading life while it was still 2017? But now that we are in our second day… Continue reading 2017 Recap
