TBT Review: The Night Watch

Book Title: The Night Watch

Author: Sarah Waters

Genre: Historical fiction

Published Date: September 27, 2006

This #TBT review was originally posted on February 28, 2008 and was read for a number of reading challenges: Chunkster (554 pages), A to Z Authors (W);   Themed Challenge, and 101 Books in 1,001 Days. Continue reading “TBT Review: The Night Watch”

#TBT Review: The Bluest Eye

Book Title: The Bluest Eye

Author: Toni Morrison

Genre: Literary fiction

Published Date: November 28, 1993

This #TBT review was originally posted on February 28, 2008 and was read for a number of reading challenges: My Year of Living Dangerously, A to Z Authors (M);   and 101 Books in 1,001 Days. Continue reading “#TBT Review: The Bluest Eye”

Famous Last Words…

I am blushing when saying the following famous last words in that I wasn’t going to lock myself into reading challenges in 2018 (except for Modern Mrs. Darcy’s challenge). Well…I thought that the Popsugar Challenge sounded interesting to me…and the way I talked myself into it was…well, there were quite a number of selections that I could use that would deplete my tsundoku  and also allow me to read  books in my preferred genre, suspense/thriller. Continue reading “Famous Last Words…”

The Marriage Lie Review

Book Title: The Marriage Lie

Author: Kimberly Belle

Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Published Date: December 27, 2016

Rating: 4 stars

Challenges: Modern Mrs. Darcy (Read in a Day), #3 of 68 for Goodreads Challenge

When I can get so immersed in a novel that time stands still (chores are forgotten and sleep is a passing fancy)…well I would classify that as a very good day. Actually almost perfect for me. For the most part, this will happen when I pick up and discover a very good suspense novel. This was the case with “The Marriage Life” by Kimberly Belle…a new-to-me author. Continue reading “The Marriage Lie Review”

Back to Grade School Book Review

Book Title: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Author: E. L. Konigsburg

Genre: Children’s Book

Published Date: 1967

Rating: 5 stars

Challenges: Goodreads (#2 0f 68), Popsugar (Book Set in the Decade I Was Born) Continue reading “Back to Grade School Book Review”