Why Did I Read Mike’s Place? Mike’s Place: A True Story Of Love, Blues, And Terror In Tel Aviv by Jack Baxter and Joshua Faudem, illustrated by Koren Shadmi appealed to me based on several factors. Obviously, I love graphic novels and comics, so of course that was number one in appeal. Number two in […]
The Slow Regard Of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss | Novella Review
June 23, 2017
The Slow Regard Of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss is a book that I read during a Dewey 24 Hour Readathon. Essentially, I picked it for the readathon because it was short. Also, somehow I had not yet made time to read it, despite its connection with one of my favorite fantasy series. On the […]
Spark Joy by Marie Kondo | Book Review
June 21, 2017
Spark Joy by Marie Kondo is a book that I borrowed from the library when I was on a personal development/self-help/ decluttering kick. I bought The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up last year or maybe the year before. It had actually changed my perspective about hoarding things and helped me to let go of things. […]
This Is A Serious Book by Jodie Parachini | Picture Book Review
June 19, 2017
WHY DID I READ THIS BOOK? This Is A Serious Book by Jodie Parachini and illustrated by Daniel Rieley showed up randomly, unsolicited in my mail. However, I was actually genuinely excited for this picture book. You see, it came during my pregnancy and how exciting that things magically show up that will build my […]
Diplomatic Immunity by Brodi Ashton | Book Review
June 16, 2017
Diplomatic Immunity by Brodi Ashton is one of those books that I could not get out of my head prior to reading it. I guess the greenish blue cover just would not let my attention go. You could say that I was quite fixated on reading it. Eventually it made the way from my bedroom […]
Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney | Blog Tour
June 16, 2017
I am so excited to be part of the Little Excavator blog tour today. It is relevant to and totally appropriate for my life. As you all know, I just had a baby boy in April so I am all about the picture books these days. YOU GUYS! Little Excavator is this really adorable book by Anna […]