BOOK REVIEW: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drumond

June 5, 2015 Uncategorized 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: Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd

June 1, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: Miss Grimsley’s Oxford Career by Carla Kelly

May 29, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: As You Wish By Cary Elwes

May 25, 2015 Uncategorized 1 Comment
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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…

Stop-That’s and I-love-you’s

May 19, 2015 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Motherhood is punctuated by extremes.  Extreme love, extreme frustration, extreme exhaustion, extreme happiness.  Every so often, the depth of those extremes comes out of the blue and surprises me all over again. The mood of parenthood is subject to change as frequently as the moods of the children and babies…

BOOK REVIEW: Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau

May 18, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Book: Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau (The Testing #3) Genre: YA, Dystopian This is the presumably final book in The Testing trilogy. I say presumably because I feel like there’s definitely an opening for a fourth book… but we’ll get to that in a minute. You can read my reviews…

BOOK REVIEW: Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau

May 15, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Book: Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau (The Testing #2) Genre: YA Fiction, Dystopian Independent Study continues the story about Cia Vale that began when she was selected to participate in the Testing of the United Commonwealth–the annual exams that determine who will go on to become leaders and politicians in…