Welcome to my stop of the excerpt tour for The Longest Silence! Without further ado, here it is: Chapter Five Milledgeville Wednesday, April 11, 7:50 a.m. Jo reached for her coffee but curled her shaking hand into a fist rather than risk picking up the mug. She wasn’t supposed to come back here. Ever. In fact, she hadn’t set foot in the state of Georgia since she left eighteen years ago. ...
Throwback Thursday: In the Quiet by Eliza Henry-Jones
Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I’m often distracted by all of the shiny, new books I see every day and don’t make it back to the ones that have been sitting on my shelves. My pick of the the week is: In the Quiet by Eliza ...
First Chapter/First Paragraph: Baby Teeth
First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at I’d Rather Be At The Beach. Each week, participants share a paragraph (or two) from a book they are currently reading or are planning to read soon. Today I'm going to share the first couple of chapter of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. I received my copy in the mail last week and I can't wait to begin reading it. It ...
Audiobook Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
DING! DING! DING! We have a WINNER! Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will undoubtedly be my favorite read this month. I'm sure this book will also be on my Top Ten Read in 2018 list. Eleanor was, at first, a bit hard to like. She was a bit judgey, aloof, and condescending. Her week revolved around work and her Wednesday evening chats with Mummy. Her weekends were spent in the company of her ...
Throwback Thursday: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I’m often distracted by all of the shiny, new books I see every day and don’t make it back to the ones that have been sitting on my shelves. My pick of the the week is: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by ...
First Chapter/First Paragraph: House of Impossible Beauties
First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at I'd Rather Be At The Beach. Each week, participants share a paragraph (or two) from a book they are currently reading or are planning to read soon. Today I'm going to share the first chapter of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara. I just received my copy today and I can't wait to read ...
Review: The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne
There are so many things I loved about The Naturalist! First, there's our main man, Professor Theo Cray. He's a computational biologist. So basically he's a little nerdy, very smart, and, because he's now been drawn in to a murder investigation, a bit of a rogue Magnum, P.I. I'm not one for bookish crushes but if I were, he'd be a candidate. Next, there's the plot. What starts out as one dead ...
Blog Tour and Giveaway: In Every Moment We Are Still Alive
"On the middle shelf in the bathroom cabinet lies Karin's hairbrush. Her hairs are still snagged in its plastic teeth. She didn't have time to prise them out and throw them away as she usually did. The brush is thick with hair, I smell it, I press it to my mouth." In Every Moment We Are Still Alive is full of beautiful, poignant passages. Tom Malmquist's grief upon suddenly losing his wife ...
Review: Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
"My name is Weylen Grey, and I'm near-sighted, allergic to ragweed, and my feet are flat. I can't cast spells, I don't grant wishes, and I'm not sure if I can turn a frog into a prince, but I have no intention of finding out. Some people like to think I can affect the weather, but I'd still recommend a a good, old-fashioned umbrella for keeping the rain off. It's also been said that I can talk to ...
Looking Ahead: My February TBR
Happy February fellow bookworms! Looking Ahead is a monthly meme hosted by Tina at Reading Between the Pages. At the start of each month, I’ll be posting my anticipated TBR. Be sure to check out Tina's page and those of the other participants in this meme. I read all but two of the books on my January TBR. I didn't get to The Naturalist or to listening to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. ...
