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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
I bought Rules of Civility as an Amazon Daily Deal over winter and have been looking forward to diving into it for a while. Set in the late 30s, Katey Kontent (pronounced like the state of being, not the things included in something) is a young, single woman working in New York City and making it... Continue Reading →
I’m Committing to Tome Topple!
Thanks to Zezee at Zezee with Books, I just learned about Tome Topple. This challenge was started last year and it looks pretty straightforward. During the given two week period, you just try to read a book that is over 500 pages. Don't finish during that time period? No problem - you still participated! Finished... Continue Reading →
What’s the Purpose of Blogging Again?
I've been having quite a difficult time with this blog over the last few weeks. I've been in the process of switching to a self-hosted blog, and I did everything wrong on my first go round. That meant that I had to re-do everything and I still don't think it's quite right. And on top... Continue Reading →
The Cozy Burrow 