Fiction

Becky’s Tantalizing Thursday #3: THE LOST AND FOUND BOOKSHOP

Iโ€™m already loving my new read The Lost & Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs. What book lover doesnโ€™t love a story that takes place in a bookstore? Couple that with real life issues that families have to face and the rollercoaster of emotions that people have to deal with and you have a book that… Continue reading Becky’s Tantalizing Thursday #3: THE LOST AND FOUND BOOKSHOP

Fiction, Lists

Kayla’s WWW Wednesday #1

Hi everybody! I've decided to try a new meme that I first saw on A Book. A Thought. It's called (as you can tell from my title) WWW Wednesday and was originally hosted byย A Daily Rhythm, and revived byย Taking on a World of Words. This meme tries to answer the following three questions: What are… Continue reading Kayla’s WWW Wednesday #1

Fiction

Becky’s Tantalizing Thursday: JUDGE’S GIRLS

Iโ€™m caught! I want to read the remainder of the Judgeโ€™s Girls. I love contemporary womenโ€™s fiction. Maya is a strong female character and the complicated relationship with the other family female characters after a devastating loss makes for good reading. It will be released on October 27, 2020. Put it on your TBR list!

Horror, Young Adult

Pre-order THE COMPANION, now!

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Summary Margot is an orphan who really should have read some Shirley Jackson novels before going to live at a country estate with the Suttons. The other orphans at Margot's group home say she is "lucky" to have been chosen by the prestigious Suttons, but Margo soon realizes that the family has not "rescued"… Continue reading Pre-order THE COMPANION, now!

Words of Wisdom

Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom with Becky

โ€œIf you are breathing, you are still alive. If you are alive, then you are still here, physically, on this planet. If you are still here, then you have not completed what you were put on earth to do. If you have not completed what you were put on earth to do...that means your very… Continue reading Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom with Becky

Tuesday Talks, Young Adult

Tuesday Talk: What’s Kayla’s beef with YA Novels?

Okay, first of all, I don't hate the young adult genre, but if you've noticed the extreme lack of novels I've reviewed in that category, you are probably wondering about my tastes. The truth is, I do have some issues with the genre. There are a stack of YA novels on my kindle that I… Continue reading Tuesday Talk: What’s Kayla’s beef with YA Novels?

Education, Nonfiction

Becky read MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS and it was Life Changing

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Mindset - the New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D  I discovered this life changing book at Tim Elmoreโ€™s Growing Leaders Conference in 2014. As a teacher and principal I always believed in the potential of my students and teachers and this book helped me develop my growth mindset and be able… Continue reading Becky read MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS and it was Life Changing

Fiction, Romance

Becky fell in love with A WEEK AT THE SHORE

โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… I read A Week at the Shore when it first came out, prior to starting our blog. I came across some reviews that were less than kind and I thought, "What are they talking about? I loved this book!" So, I decided to reread it to see how I could possibly be so wrong,… Continue reading Becky fell in love with A WEEK AT THE SHORE