I’ll admit that until the tragic death of Chris Kyle in February of this year, I had never heard of him.  So I had no idea he was the most lethal sniper ever in the history of the American Military.  I was also amazed by the wide range of reactions to his death.  It was in the midst of the news coverage about his

This wasn’t my first time to read The Great Gatsby, but it has been many many years since I last read it. And technically this time I didn’t read it but rather I listened to Tim Robbins read it. That was quite an experience. And let me just say,

This book was interesting.  I wouldn’t say it was bad but Your Voice in My Head by Emma Forrest is definitely not a feel good book.  Emma Forrest chronicles her struggle with depression and self-mutilation.  Depression is not

I’ve had Garden Spells on my Kindle for at least 8 months but I put off reading it. Not because I didn’t want to read it but because I don’t want to run out of Sarah Addison Allen books to read. She’s written 4 so far, but has a new book coming out this fall. Now that I’ve read Garden Spells I have read three of her

In an unusual post over at Chicklit Is Not Dead, I read a review of The 500 (Matthew Quirk) and couldn’t wait to read it.  This is Matthew Quirk’s first novel and it was captivating.  The 500 is reminiscent of The Firm but it involves more powerful players.

With the first quarter of 2013 in the bags I thought this would be a good time to check out how I’m doing with the books I wanted to read this year.  So this is my first quarter 2013 reading report card.

I had seen How to Eat a Cupcake circulating through many of the chicklit blogs awhile back and put it on my to read list.  So, when I saw it on sale on Amazon I decided it was time to buy it.  Once it was on my kindle, I couldn’t

I absolutely loved Arranged by Catherine McKenzie!  After back to back sci-fi books this was an excellent choice for a break.  I first discovered this book over on the Chicklit is Not Dead Blog last May and now I am so sad I waited so long to read it!  Once I started Arranged by Catherine McKenzie I couldn’t

While reading Beautiful Creature (Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl), I realized I probably should add a sci-fi section to this blog since I seem to be stuck in this genre.  I never would have thought of myself as a sci-fi fan, but maybe I am?

I like how the Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card) starts out in the middle of the action.  You aren’t provided details in an easily laid out manner, but rather you have to pick up the details along the way.  It wasn’t until I talked with my sis, Beth, about this book that I realized Ender’s Game was written in 1985. I have

Before reading Born to Be Brad I had no idea what Brad’s last name was or really who he was.  If I ever saw an episode of the Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo it was an accident.  And I certainly had no idea there was a show called It’s a Brad Brad World.  I really only knew who Brad was because of the Kate Spade

I know I’ve said it before but I love to read books before I see them as movies.  In fact I’ve been known to read books simply because they are going to be hitting the big screen.  So I decided to to a little research into books to movies in 2013.  Here are the 10 books to movies in 2013 I have either read or will