July 2015

I really enjoy the summertime, y'all. It's not a secret, given that I've expressed my deep love for the season over and over on various forms of social media. I'm a sucker for sunshine that lasts for hours, breezy days and blue skies, trips to the beach or out of town; I'm defi…

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Come Away with Me - Karma Brown

Come Away with Me  by Karma Brown Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Publication Date: August 25, 2015 Source/Format: BEA 2015 || ARC [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects my review.] One minute, Tegan Lawson has everything she could hope for: an adoring husband, Gabe, and a baby on the…

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Screens & Scenes: June-July 2015

It wasn't my intention to wait more than a month to do another round, but I actually think it works out well! I've seen quite a few movies over the last eight weeks, which means there's a greater variety of films to be shared in this post. While I haven't gotten to see Broadway sho…

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A Window Opens - Elisabeth Egan

A Window Opens  by Elisabeth Egan Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 25, 2015 Source/Format: BEA 2015 || ARC [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects my review.] Like her fictional forebears Kate Reddy and Bridget Jones, Alice plays many roles (which she neve…

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Summertime Adventures

July, July, you've been so full of fun and sun. Here is a mini photo recap of some of the things I've been doing over the past few weeks - ice cream dates with  Rachel , sunsets and sunny days with family, a day out with Rachel , the RWA 2015 "Readers for Life" Literacy signing, a H…

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Tunes & Tales: Breathe In. Breathe Out.

I've been a Hilary Duff  fan for ages since I first saw her on Lizzie McGuire. (I was obsessed with the feature film, by the way. So dang adorable!) She has released quite a few albums: Metamorphosis (which I was obsessed with), Hilary Duff (which I was subsequently obsessed with) and Dignity (…

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Fight for Freedom

Legend  / Prodigy / Champion  by Marie Lu Series: Legend #1-3 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Dates: November 29, 2011 / January 29, 2013 / November 5, 2013 Source/Format: Bought || Hardcover; Borrowed from Rachel || Hardcover I read my fair share of dystopian novels in my earliest days of blogging…

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It Runs in the Family: Read as Thou Will

Macky has returned with another series review for the month of July! He's tackling the well-known fantasy series, Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey , for my readers. Please make note of his trigger warning below before proceeding to read the review: *TRIGGER WARNING: I don't talk abou…

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Racing the Sun - Karina Halle (+ Giveaway)

Racing the Sun  by Karina Halle Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: July 28, 2015 Source/Format: NetGalley (Thanks!) || e-galley [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects my review.] It’s time for twenty-four-year-old Amber MacLean to face the music. After a frivolous six mont…

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The Sunday Mix (10)

Obviously, it is not  a Sunday. But since I wasn't able to get this post up yesterday, and today's slot was empty, it all worked itself out. I basically have been having a lot more days out because of the beautiful weather we've been having (with the exception of these last few days, be…

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Rearranging Your Reads

In last month's quarterly check-in for The Picky Pledge , I mentioned that I had organized all of my physical TBR pile onto a separate bookshelf that's in my bedroom. Here's the exact quote: There's merit in having shelf space dedicated to your TBR pile. I recently reorganized my she…

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