A few years ago, as a family, we decided we wanted to go on a big trip overseas. We all agreed we wanted to go to London! And, being the book nerd that I am, I immediately went out and found several books set in London to help prepare for our trip! When looking for…
We all know Pride & Prejudice is Jane Austen’s most popular novel. But for me, Sense and Sensibility is my favorite. Always has been for some reason. I think I connect with the Sense & Sensibility characters a little more. After reading it through, I decided I wanted to find more books like Sense and…
One of our first overseas trips as a family was to Spain. So, Spain holds a special place in my heart! But, before we traveled overseas, I found several books set in Spain to read so I could familiarize myself with the culture, landscape, and food prior to traveling. I’m a big reader, but I…
I’m excited today be part of the blog tour to offer up my book review for Love on the Beach, the newest edition to the Crane’s Cover series by author Kerry Evelyn. And, make sure you sign up for the GIVEAWAY. Link is at the bottom of the post!! Crane’s Cove is the fictional New…
Are you ready to figure out the best ways to declutter your books? Maybe Marie Kondo has given you the kick in the pants to get started on it, but now what? What do you with all your books that didn’t spark joy anymore? As a book lover, it just goes against the grain to…
This year especially, I have been making a conscious decision to read more books about different cultures. As I was researching books for my Pride and Prejudice retellings article, I discovered this whole world of multicultural retellings of Pride and Prejudice! So, I decided to break these out into their own post and share all these…
This one goes out to all my fellow Jane Austen lovers! We all know the epitome of love stories is Pride and Prejudice. How many of us have dreamed of meeting our own Mr. Darcy! Well, I thought it would be fun to share some wonderful Pride and Prejudice retellings with you today. Other Jane…
Being a book lover and a travel lover, a lot of my travel inspiration comes from book settings! After reading Jane Austen, I had a wonderful urge to visit London, the English countryside, and Bath. After reading Nora Roberts’ Irish trilogy, I would love to visit Ireland and see just how green the land is…
Welcome to the Summer Bookish Blog Hop! Today is day 7 of the month-long series. Each day a different blog hosts a question, so stick around and check out all the questions! Today’s question: What genre do you like to read during the summer? What genre I like to read during the summer So…
One of my favorite things about summer is the potential for more time to spend reading! And, while this doesn’t really happen – I’m mean life still goes on during the summer! There’s still laundry to do, dishes to wash, dinners to make, groceries to buy, oh and I have two teenagers home to “help.”…
Every summer I look forward to what I like to think of as beach reads! I gather my list, gather my books and head to the beach for a few days of summer reading. Ok, I can’t always go to the beach to read, but that’s what I’ve got in my head! So, what are…
Whoop Whoop! Ready for some new books to check out? Head on over to the Book Lover’s Review Team and you’ll find just that ~ book reviews & recommendations and ideas of what to read next! This is the What to Read Next May edition! What to Read Next April Edition Here are a few…