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It’s April, so that means it’s time for my March wrap-up! For me, March was a pretty great month. It was my birthday on the 29th, and while I didn’t read quite as many books as I would have hoped, I still read a fairly good amount. My blog did really well in March, too! Altogether, I read five books in the month of March! BOOKS READ – The Choosing by… Read More
Title: Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote Pages: 162 Genres: Fiction, Classic, Short Stories Published by: Modern Library (Jan. 13th, 1994, originally 1958) Summary It’s New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany’s. And nice girls don’t, except, of course, Holly Golightly. Pursued by Mafia gangsters and playboy millionaires, Holly is a fragile eyeful of tawny hair and turned-up nose, a heart-breaker,… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Characters I Liked in Books I Didn’t Like This week was a hard one for me, because of that, it’s only going to be a top five today. For one thing, usually if I don’t like the characters, it’s the biggest reason why I don’t like a book. For another thing, honestly, there are… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: Books That Take Place in Another Country This week’s topic has made me realize how few books I actually read that take place in different countries. I’m from the United States, and so, obviously, all these books on this week’s list are not. A Great and Terrible Beauty A Great and Terrible Beauty is… Read More
Hey everyone! Wonder Week, hosted by Rimpy’s Reads, has come to a close! Last week, it was all about reading, and today, I’m going to share with you all how I did. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to complete the whole row, and make a bingo, but I finished three and a half of my challenges, so I think that was still pretty good for me. My plan was to complete the bottom,… Read More
Title: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia (publication order) #1) by C. S. Lewis Pages: 206 Genres: Children’s, Fantasy, Classic Published by: HarperCollins Publishers (Mar. 5th, 2002, originally Oct. 16th, 1950) Summary They open a door and enter a world NARNIA…the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy…the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe… Read More
Hey everyone! In honor of Wonder Week, I thought it’d be fun to play a game with you guys on my blog today. I’m calling it Guess That Book: Emoji Edition, and the idea is pretty simple. Each row of emojis describes a different book, and it’s up to you to make your guesses in the comments! Alright, let’s get started! Popular YA Novels 1. 🙎🏽☀️✈️🌧️🙎🏽❤️🧛🏼♂️ ⚾️ ⚡️ 🧛🏼♂️🧛🏼♀️🧛🏾♂️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏼✈️🧛🏼♂️🙎🏽🧛🏼♂️🏥💑💃🏽🕺🏼💑 2. 🙋🏽♀️ 👫👫👫👫👫👫👫👫👫👫👫👫🏟👊🏼🏹🏹🏹⚔️😵😵💀💀💀😵💀🥖😵💀😵💀😭😭😭😭🏆🙍🏽🙍🏽♂️ 3…. Read More
Hey everyone! The lovely Rimpy, from Rimpy Reads, is hosting another Wonder Week Readathon! Wonder Week is a bingo style readathon, and it starts today, March 18th and goes through March 25th. I’m so excited for this readathon, especially because I’m on spring break from university, so I’m expecting to get a lot of reading done! Today I’m going to be sharing with you all the books I hope to complete this… Read More
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