Over the holidays, I stuck to lighter reads, things I could easily pick up and put down again. I found Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty through my library’s e-book download, and decided to try it because Amazon keeps recommending her bestselling The Husband’s Secret to me. (And there’s the obvious intrigue of reading a book […]
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Little Things I Am Grateful For
When you’re going through a challenging time, the little things in life start to mean more. To qualify, by challenging, I don’t mean painful or even difficult, since those have negative connotations. I just mean that life is challenging you, stretching the limits of your abilities and forcing you to learn new skills. That’s a […]
Where To Find Free E-Books
When I bought my Kindle last summer, the biggest drawback in my mind was that I’d end up spending more money on books. Even though e-books are cheaper, I so rarely purchase books that cost was definitely a factor. At the time, I saw myself using it mainly for travel purposes, which made the additional […]
Is It Gift Card-Worthy?
Last night I spent a little time at Barnes and Noble picking out two new books. I’ve said before on this blog that I rarely buy books, and even more rarely pay full-price for them. I usually only shop for paperbacks once a year, right before our annual trip to the beach (which, sadly, I […]
The Cure for Brain Rot
My brain is rotting. Though I have been doing better since I got my energy back, I’ve still needed considerably more resting time lately, and that has led to considerably more TV viewing time. I have been reading- about a book a week- but given the amount of time on my hands, that’s no large […]
The Hunger Games
Since this weekend has been all about the hype surrounding The Hunger Games premiere, I thought I’d re-post my original assessment of the series, posted back in September. I still stand by my opinion that while the first two books were works of creative genius, Suzanne Collins seriously phoned it in on the third. It […]