Category: Reading Life

I love reading and sharing about what my reading life has looked like each month.  I read in a variety of genres, too many books at a time, and love every second of it.  As mothers, I believe that developing our own reading life is one of the greatest things we can do in order to serve our families well.  There are thousands of different ways to be a reader, mine is only one of them, but I believe we can learn a lot from the way other people fit reading into daily life. I aim to share how I fit reading voraciously into my life as a home-educating mother of four.

BOOK REVIEW: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen

June 22, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

June 12, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #13

June 10, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments
  Hi everybody! Welcome to our Kids Book Review Library Haul post! This is where I give you quick and snappy reviews of our favorites from our weekly library haul. We read a LOT of children’s books from the library, so I don’t bother reviewing all the ones that were just mediocre. I like…

Teaser Tuesdays Link Up

June 9, 2015 Reading Life 4 Comments
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE…

BOOK REVIEW: A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd

June 8, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #12

June 3, 2015 Kids Book Reviews No Comments
Now that it’s officially June, it’s time for summer reading. Not that summer reading should really be that different from any other kind of reading, but I’m attempting to take advantage of nature this time of year, and Sophia’s unequaled interest in bugs, animals, and even… wait for it… snakes.…

BOOK REVIEW: Winell Road by Kate Foster

May 22, 2015 Kids Book Reviews No Comments
Book: Winell Road by Kate Foster Genre: Middle Grade Sci-fi Winell Road is the the most boring road in the world. At least, according to Jack Mills. He’s 12 years old and convinced that his home is the last place in the world that anything exciting could or would ever…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #11

May 20, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments
Hi everybody! Welcome to our Kids Book Review Library Haul post! This is where I give you quick and snappy reviews of our favorites from our weekly library haul. We read a LOT of children’s books from the library, so I don’t bother reviewing all the ones that were just mediocre. I like to…