Simple Meals + Honest Book Reviews + Practical Living
My husband and I go on a ridiculous amount of weekend trips. It seems like we’re always packing a carry-on to go somewhere. I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at packing for those 3-day weekends, and I’m pretty proud of it — though, I must admit, having a capsule wardrobe definitely helps.
But… the one thing I will always and forever overpack are……
Sometimes I find myself in the middle of 7+ books at once. I never know why, or how that happens. Well, actually, that’s not entirely true. I have a long wait list at the library, and sometimes 3 become available at once. Sometimes the timing lines up perfectly when I have two book clubs in one week. Oh, and before all that, I was in the middle of two books that I purchased online. And right now, I’m in that situation exactly.
You may notice my GoodReads ‘currently reading’ section has been looking completely and totally bonkers. Who in their right mind would read 7 books at once? Great question! —>
And since I have barely blogged at all this month (starting off the New Year strong, ladies! #fail), I thought I’d take the easy way out and recap the books I did manage to finish earlier this month, in addition to what I’m currently reading. I have so many books on my list and it just keeps growing as the days go by. Send help….
Book clubs are my favorite weeknight activity. Especially when the book of the month evokes a strong emotional reaction and sparks a lengthy discussion that you’ve been DYING to talk to others about. Oh so fun! There is seriously nothing that I love more than talking to someone about a book I loved or hated. I’m currently a part of two book clubs….
‘Twas the Saturday before Christmas… I’m currently sitting on a train, heading up to NYC for Christmas. My husband and I are spending the holiday weekend with his parents and his sister. With roughly three hours on the train between DC and NYC, I decided blogging is how I’m going to pass the time.
Alright ladies. After three million, eight hundred eighty-seven thousand, nine hundred and fifty votes the BEST BOOKS of 2017, according to GoodReads is HERE! Since I live and breathe by GR ratings and reviews, I had to share the winners with you, and of course my thoughts on each said genre winner. …
I know that no two people read the same book. I’m sure a novel that I love and cherish is a novel that another person can’t seem to get through, and vice versa. Here, I’m targeting books that we’re given high praise and seriously pushed into the main stream as ‘must-reads.’
Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand how subjective my Overrated Reads series is, but hey! It’s my blog and my opinion. Take these brief reviews with a grain of salt.
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Alright, so I have a soft spot in my heart for Young Adult / New Adult novels. I think you’d be lying if you said you didn’t love them too. I also have a tough time figuring out if a book is Young Adult or New Adult — can someone please help me out with that one?
ANYWAY. This year I’ve read quite a handful of swoon-worthy YA / NA books and I’m here to share with you my favorites, and ones that you should most certainly add to your Want-To-Read list!…