In the second week of December, I sat down at my desk and seriously considered the reading year. I prepped myself for intense focus and elimination in order to determine the TEN BEST books I read this year. I encouraged and pep-talked to my heart’s content: you can do this! Never before have you been… Read More 2021: The Best Of
June caught me by surprise, and then I realized: it’s time to take stock of my Halfway Top Ten! I’ve read a lot of great books this year, 78 in total so far, and I’m excited to figure out which of these gems makes the Top Ten cut. Paring It Down In the process of… Read More 2021: Halfway Top Ten
Thanks to Celadon Books, who provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Okay thriller fans, buckle up, because it’s time to discuss what I’m going to argue is the most anticipated psychological thriller of 2021: Alex Michaelides’s newest novel, The Maidens. It’s very likely you’ve seen the dark, romantic cover on your Instagram… Read More Book Review: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Thank you, Celadon Books, for sending me an advanced copy of this beautiful book. I’m eternally grateful! I’d love to put a beautiful quote here (trust me, I underlined plenty), but the book isn’t going to be released until April 6th. In the meantime, immediately add it to your tbr and preorder it wherever books… Read More Book Review: Finding Freedom by Erin French
All Things Reconsidered: How Rethinking What We Know Helps Us Know What We Believe by Knox McCoy My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been a fan and “Friend of the Show” for The Popcast hosted by Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden for several years now– basically anything they endorse or recommend, I check… Read More Review: Knox McCoy’s All Things Reconsidered
(I was given this ARC way back in 2018 in exchange for an honest review. Obviously behind, but I’m working on clearing out my old ARCs right now, so there you go.) “I mean that sometimes, we only discover our calling in life when things are darkest.” You guys remember what March of 2018 was… Read More Book Review: The Room on Rue Amélie
I know that in my last post I refused to talk about what’s going on in the world right now, but my perspective has changed a bit. I think it has struck me (maybe finally) that we are living history right now; I mean, this is something that hasn’t happened for decades, even longer, and… Read More I Went Outside Last Week
Shocker, I’m behind by a few weeks in reviewing my February reads. The shortest month of the year has been completed! We even got an extra day this year, so I can be thankful for that. I had to make a few difficult decisions this month, and I find myself continually grateful that I have… Read More February Reading Wrap-Up
HELLO, friends and followers! That was a really aggressive greeting, and I apologize, but I’ve been working diligently on a project about which I want to rant. A few years ago, I started following and vaguely participating in the Unread Shelf Project on Instagram. This project/challenge was originated by Whitney at The Unread Shelf (both… Read More On Building My Personal Library Catalog
And January, the month of 75,060,439 days has finally ended. Praise God. If it hasn’t already been mentioned in the blog, I decided to lower my 2020 Reading Challenges from the previous years to 90 books instead of 100. I’ve just decided that it isn’t super realistic for me keep reading more and more books… Read More January Reading Wrap-Up
The Lowrey Library 