As I stated on my personal blog, Don’t Ask Liv, reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green has been quite the experience for me—and not for reasons that are altogether associated with the book. Last week, I posted “Dear Brutus,”, which explains why The Fault in Our Stars is difficult for me. I’m … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
TW: mention of sexual assault/rape Earlier this year, I read Finding Annie by Katherine Turner, who is a friend and client. I had the privilege of working on Finding Annie in 2019, and reading it again for pleasure was a much different experience than reading it for work. I wrote the review below at the … Continue reading Finding Annie by Katherine Turner
As I’ve said before, anytime I re-read a Harry Potter book, I wonder what new aspect of the story I’ll enjoy. When I set out to re-read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban yet again, I was struck by the amount of emotion J.K. Rowling was able to evoke from me, particularly regarding Remus … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Out of the 100 books on the Amazon/Goodreads Lifetime Reading List, three are plays by William Shakespeare. I read Romeo and Juliet in February and Hamlet in March. Although I believe both plays are tales worth viewing, I don’t think these have any place on a reading list—I think these works should be viewed as … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
As I begin to write these analyses, I ask myself a variation of the same question: Is this book one I am grateful to have read because it gave me something I believe we all should know? If my answer is “yes,” then I seek to identify what the “something” is, if I knew it … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
With the consideration of the current state of affairs in the United States of America as it pertains to the Black Lives Matter Movement as well as the tensions as we approach the November election, I bumped The Help by Kathryn Stockett higher on my Lifetime Reading List. Originally, I put these books in an … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Charming. Warm fuzzies. Playful. Beautiful. These are just some of the words that come to mind as I try to describe and review Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure I’ve ever used the phrase “warm fuzzies” to describe a book, but I’m going to roll with it … Continue reading Book Review: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
One of the books I’d always wanted to read as a child was Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. However, neither of my parents ever really had the time to help me read it, and by the time I was old enough to read it unassisted, my copy was lost in the shuffle of my parents’ … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Love. Devotion. Revenge. Those are three words I wouldn’t have put together before I read Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian today. (Yes, today! It was so good I couldn’t put it down. I started it yesterday and then read all day today!) Following the trials of young Larkin, Eight Will Fall is a fantastical … Continue reading Book Review: Eight Will Fall by Sarah Harian
As an avid reader, I often find myself struggling to find the time to read each and every book in my To Be Read stack. However, I always seem to find the time to read Cor Rotto by Adrienne Dillard one more time. Today, I read Cor Rotto for the second time this year, and … Continue reading Book Review: Cor Rotto by Adrienne Dillard
The Pensive Bookworm 