Hello everyone! I can't believe it has taken me this long to post my March Book Haul and Wrap Up. Every month I tell myself that I am going to stay on top of these blog posts, and every month it takes me forever to post different wrap ups etc. But I think that it … Continue reading March 2019 Book Haul and Wrap Up
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Book Review: March 2019 Audiobooks
Hello everyone! March was a great month for audiobooks! I had a lot of time to listen on my commute to work, and I could not stop listening to some of these books even when I got home! So here are the books I listened to: The Woman in the Window (no rating because of … Continue reading Book Review: March 2019 Audiobooks
Book Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Title: Shatter Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Format: Paperback Pages: 338 Rating:4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch … Continue reading Book Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Book Review: Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame
Title: Did I Mention I Love You Author: Estelle Maskame Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Format: Paperback Pages: 393 Rating:4/5 stars *Warning: Mature Content. Parents Please be Advised* Synopsis (Goodreads): Love is everything but expected. Eden Munro came to California for a summer of sun, sand, and celebrities—what … Continue reading Book Review: Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame
Book Review: Educated by Tara Westover
Title: Educated Author: Tara Westover Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Rating:5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling … Continue reading Book Review: Educated by Tara Westover
Book Review: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Title: Alias Grace Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Emblem Editions Format: Paperback Pages: 567 Rating:5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor. In 1843, a 16-year-old Canadian housemaid named Grace Marks was tried for the murder … Continue reading Book Review: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Book Review: The Oyster Thief by Sonia Faruqi
Title: The Oyster Thief Author: Sonia Faruqi Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover Pages: 384 Rating:4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): “It took her a journey across the ocean to learn what she knew of love and fear and hate, but the essence of it came to her in an instant, as … Continue reading Book Review: The Oyster Thief by Sonia Faruqi
Book Review: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: St. Martins Press Format: Hardcover Pages: 435 Rating:5/5 stars *Warning: domestic abuse is portrayed in the book.* Synopsis (Goodreads): Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes … Continue reading Book Review: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
25infive’s #8intwo readathon March 30-31 Update
(photo from @25infive instagram) Hello fellow readers, I wanted to write a blog post explaining the readathon that @25infive hosted over the weekend, which they call #8intwo. The idea is that in the two days, you read for 8 hours. But the thing I love about these readathons is that you do not have to … Continue reading 25infive’s #8intwo readathon March 30-31 Update
Book Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Title: The Paying Guests Author: Sarah Waters Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Emblem Books Format: Paperback Pages: 564 Rating:3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): The “volcanically sexy” (USA Today) bestseller about a widow and her daughter who take a young couple into their home in 1920s London. It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are … Continue reading Book Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
