One of my favorite aspects of book blogging is writing book reviews. Maybe it speaks to my background as an educator–constantly evaluating and analyzing. Whatever it is, I love to write reviews and with the advent of the internet have gone beyond reviewing solely books. In addition to posting my reviews here, I also submit [...]
And the winnerS are…
Thanks to everyone who entered to win the Jessica Darling series. As a last minute bonus, I was also able to give away two copies of the first book in the series–Sloppy Firsts–as 2nd and 3rd prizes! Random.com selected the following winners: Congratulations BOOKISH PATTY for winning the entire series! You’ll really enjoy these books. Congratulations are [...]
Dear Diary, Does anyone write longhand anymore?

In 1981, Santa brought me a Hello Kitty diary; I was 7 and totally smitten with Hello Kitty (as evidenced by the infamous Hello Kitty Heist of ’81). This diary began my 25+ year love affair with writing longhand. Don’t get me wrong, we had a Commodore 128 and were hip to technology, but I loved to [...]
Review (and Giveaway!): Perfect Fifths

Title: Perfect Fifths (Jessica Darling Series) Author: Megan McCafferty Genre: Fiction*; 304 pages Publication date: April 14, 2009 Publisher: Crown Publishing Rating: 4 Bookmarks** Perfect Fifths is the final book in the Jessica Darling series. It picks up three years after Fourth Comings; Jessica (now 26) and Marcus are reunited in a chance encounter at [...]
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