Howdy Bookworms, It’s Tuesday again, which means the time for list making is nigh. This week the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish have asked us this week to list out ten book covers with art lovely enough to hang on our walls. I rarely notice cover art as I do the vast majority… Read more »
Killing Williamsburg by Bradley Spinelli
G’Day Bookworms, It’s been well established that I love a good plague story. I saw a review of Killing Williamsburg by Bradley Spinelli a while ago on Life Between Books. I commented that it sounded right up my alley, when lo and behold, I was contacted by the people behind Killing Williamsburg with an offer to read and… Read more »
Bookish Baby Shower!
Howdy Bookworms! I am very excited today because I officially get to check an item off my Bookish Bucket List! That’s right, kiddos, I helped put on a Bookish Baby Shower for one of the members of my book club and it was so much fun! “C” is our resident pregnant lady, expecting a little… Read more »
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
G’day Bookworms, Remember back to Valentine’s Day when I crowd sourced a Top Ten Tuesday list of bloggers’ favorite romances? One of the suggestions that came from Sarah of Sarah Says Read was for The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clare. I made a mental note to give it a whirl, and not long… Read more »
If you like The Walking Dead, Read This! (Top Ten Tuesday)
Howdy Bookworms! It’s Tuesday again, which is mind boggling, because seriously, where does the time go? This week the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish have challenged us to make a list “for fans of.” IE, if you like a certain TV show, here’s a bunch of books you might dig… So OF COURSE… Read more »
I Am Livia (A TLC Book Tour and GIVEAWAY!)
Friends, Romans, Bookworms, lend me your ears! If you’re been around this little corner of the internet a while, you’ll know that I”m a huge fan of historical fiction. Unfortunately, sometimes I find myself in a bit of a rut as far as the historical periods I travel to… The Tudors and I are perhaps… Read more »
Fellowship of the Worms Announcement: Northanger Abbey
How Now, Bookworms? It’s been a little while since our last installment of The Fellowship of the Worms, so it’s about time for another selection, methinks. I was talking to one of my favorite Bookworms (hi Ashley Z!) on Facebook about this month’s book choice, and she mentioned she had a hankering for a classic…. Read more »
Give Me a Head of Hair, Long, Beautiful Hair: Cress by Marissa Meyer
Hello Bookity Bookworms! You know I dig a fractured fairy tale, right? I just finished up the latest installment of Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles by reading Cress. If you’re interested, I read and reviewed both Cinder (review) and Scarlet (review) once upon a time as well. Re-reading those posts, I don’t think they reflect how much I… Read more »
Top Ten Bookish Characters
Greetings Bookworms, It’s Tuesday again! I love joining the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish in their list making endeavors, and this week is no exception. This week’s topic is “Top Ten Characters Who…” YES, they are letting me FILL IN THE BLANK! I’m going to make a list of characters who are BOOKISH…. Read more »
Six Degrees of Separation: Burial Rites (Or, How Katie is a Big Cheater-Face.)
Greetings Bookworms! I recently discovered this fantastic new meme through Rory at Fourth Street Review that’s put on by Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman. Once a month Annabel and Emma will choose a book they both enjoyed. Readers will be tasked with creating a 6-degrees-of-separation chain beginning with said book. There’s a ton of room… Read more »