Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan | Audiobook Review

Why Did I Listen To This Book? One of my favorite things to do while I am cleaning or showering or driving about is listening to audiobooks that give me knowledge AND make me feel nostalgic. Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan perfectly blends these two needs, making me feel as though I […]

Distant Memories: Reflecting on Titanic

Okay, so as many of you know, I’m a huge Titanic fanatic. I love reading stories about the Titanic, fictional and nonfictional, and putting together the pieces of to me what is a timeless tragedy. And this year originally I was going to once again read a book related to the Titanic, and have a […]

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando | Book Review

I have to say, Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando both takes me back and simultaneously makes me feel old. I think many of us who have gone off to college have been through the whole mysterious roommate tradition – where you are assigned a stranger and you are all nervous for what is to […]

Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson | Book Review

In a well ordered universe, you would read Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson. I am pretty solid in my belief that Morgan Matson has written THE contemporary young adult book of the summer. I mean, if you want something a bit lighter than We Were Liars. Full disclosure, I am head over heels in love with […]

Stacking The Shelves (55)

Wow, this last week went by so fast! I guess that’s what happens when your day is super busy! First off, I am almost done with the Couch To 5K app program. I have two more workouts left and I will have completed it. It amazes me how far I have come, as far as […]

Defy The Dark | Edited By Saundra Mitchell | Book Review

I kind of love reviewing short story anthologies because to me, they are easy to review. I just pop up the name of each story, summarize it and give a little paragraph of my opinion for each story. That’s not terribly hard and the review basically writes itself. I pulled Defy The Dark edited by Saundra […]