I just finished The Light of the Fireflies and I’m still reeling. This book started off so horrific. I literally had nightmares about this book the first time I fell asleep after I started it. The premise, that these parents were keeping their children locked in a basement. It was unfathomable. I wanted … Continue reading
This is the quote that got me… “Roe creates characters who feel real, who are beautiful and flawed and full of desire and regret and love and pain. He brings us into a world where terrible things happen to ordinary people and it’s hard not to want a miracle girl to save them. And, … Continue reading
A Reason to Run made it on the recommended list for the word Reason. I finished Breakfast with Buddha, and The Promise of a Pencil and decided to jump into one more book this week. Both the other books I’d read were books that left me thinking, so I decided a “palate cleanser” (a book … Continue reading
I am a HUGE fan of Jonathan Kellerman. I think I’ve read every single one of his Alex Delaware novels. I saw this book on the bookshelf of the library, and grabbed it up without even thinking. It wasn’t until I was half way through the book still wondering where the hell Alex Delaware was … Continue reading
I don’t know how it happened… but I ended up with a kiddo who doesn’t really like to read. I know! Tell me about it, it’s like a knife in the heart!! To make reading a little more fun for her, and to give us some quality time together we decided to start reading a … Continue reading
Here we are in week 7 of the 2016 Year of Words book club! A couple quick announcements. I. I’ve changed the name from book challenge to book club. The reason for this is I want it to be really low key, and relaxed. Challenge feels like something you have to start, do consistently, and … Continue reading
I recommended this book during the Connect week of the Year of Words Book Challenge. I didn’t have time, that week, to read it, but it really grabbed my attention, so I did buy it. I finally found some time to read The Life We Bury, and I’m so glad I did. I really enjoyed … Continue reading
Welcome to Happiness Week on the Year of Words Book Challenge. This week is so fun because it’s a topic I love reading and learning about. It’s also a week where I can pull a bunch of books I have already read off my shelf, and review them. Be prepared… this week there will be … Continue reading
