Last night’s meeting of Reading Between the Wines was so much fun! Between the circus-themed goodies provided by Shanley (our hostess) and the Bacardi favors provided by Nicole (more on that in a bit), we had a great time. Oh, and the book discussion was fun, too. 😉 I actually read The Night Circus at […]
Book Reviews
Reading Between The Wines: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
This weekend marked the second meeting of Reading Between the Wines. Our book selection this time around was a lot different than our first pick, but I love variety and jumping from young adult to historical fiction is pretty much my normal reading routine. Plus, I’d been wanting to read The Paris Wife by Paula […]
Book Review: Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
Whenever I fall in love with a new book, I immediately Google the author to read their backstory. It sort of follows along with my obsession with learning where book ideas come from – I love hearing about the author’s “big break,” learning whether they’ve written any other books and discovering what they have planned […]
Reading Between the Wines: Unwind by Neal Shusterman
One of my goals for 2013 – and, more specifically, for when I moved to Arizona – was to start an in-person book club. In my opinion, chatting about books is the perfect way to get to know someone. You have an instant ice breaker, and you also get to learn something about that person […]
Book Review: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Thanks for all the kind words on my 2013 goals. So far, the book-related ones are off to a great start. I’ve already read two for the year because I just couldn’t put them down! I’ll be sharing their reviews soon, but first I wanted to write one for a book that has received some […]
Book Review: The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay
It seems appropriate to post a book review to kick off November, which also happens to be National Novel Writing Month. I have to admit that when I realized this morning that I haven’t posted an update on my writing to the blog since May, it made me really sad. It’s easy for me to […]
Book Review: Abundance, A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Sena Jeter Naslund
I can’t believe how long it has been since I did a book review – I’ve missed them! Although I’ve still been reading, it has been at a slower pace than I’m used to due to all that’s going on with the move and now, the house. Fortunately, our home inspection went really well this […]
Book Review: Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
When I was in college, one of my best friends told me she was reading a book about a woman who was cheating with her best friend’s fiancé. The twist was that my friend found herself cheering for the woman who was cheating. Of course, I thought it was crazy! Fast forward four years or […]