This week’s topic had us searching the shelves for a while but it was fun to come up with! Thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for the topic!
March TBR
We have both been in full wedding-planning mode these past few weeks, but we did manage to get some reading time in! March is looking like a more ambitious month, but we’re up for the challenge.
Top Ten Tuesday: The Last Ten Books that Gave Me a Book Hangover
This week's topic is the last ten books that gave us a book hangover. It didn't take either of us terribly long to think of our top five books that stayed with us long after we closed the cover—all for good reasons.
Review: Such a Fun Age
“. . . then hearing her use words like connoisseur, Alix was filled with feelings that went from confused and highly impressed to low and guilty in response to the first reaction. There was no reason for Emira to be unfamiliar with this word. And there was no reason for Alix to be impressed.” - Kiley Reid
Review: Twenty-one Truths about Love
Number of people with ideas on how to improve the bookstore this week 6 Number of books actually purchased by these people 2 Number of viable, potentially profitable ideas offered 0 Worst idea “Sell pets. Market them as the kinds of pets that Harry and Ron and Hermione had. Owls, cats, rats, and such.” Second... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Best duos
For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday “Love Freebie” we’re diving into some of our favorite couples and/or duos in books. Thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for another great topic!
Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
“If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day”
Review: Frankly In Love
“People who let themselves learn new things are the best kind of people.”
Review: Homegoing
“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.” ~ Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my TBR I Predict will be 5-Star Reads
We both have hefty stacks we’re hoping to get through this year, so we had plenty of options.