Category: Reviews and Recommendations
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Top 10 Books I’m Looking Forward To in 2018
Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week’s topic is the Top 10 Books I’m Looking Forward To in 2018. I read some great books in 2017 (check out my favorites in My Top 10 Favorite Books of 2017 post), but there are a lot of…
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2017 End-of-Year Reading Survey
I came across this survey on the wonderful blog, Never Enough Novels, and thought back to those years in high school when online surveys were THE thing. I loved filling them out, so I thought a reading survey would be right up my alley. Some of the answers will be familiar if you read My…
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My Top 10 Favorite Books of 2017
Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week’s topic is Top 10 Favorite Books of 2017. Overall, it’s been a pretty good year of reading. Many of my favorite books of 2017 have been mentioned in earlier posts, so I will refrain from sounding like…
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The Top 10 Bookish Holiday Gifts from the Library of Congress
Being a librarian at an independent school near Capitol Hill is great for many reasons, but one that might not come to mind immediately is its proximity to the Library of Congress and its fantastic gift shop. It’s a mere 8 minute walk away. The shop carries myriad fun bookish items that would make excellent…
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What I’ve Been Reading: November Edition
Welcome to Quick Lit, where we share short and sweet reviews of what we’ve been reading lately. Sorry for my lack of posting, y’all. If you know me IRL, you’re aware that I’ve had a rather unconventional past 8 days. Last Monday morning, I woke up at 3:30 with the worst headache of my life, which…
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Worth the Read? — Little Fires Everywhere
Welcome to “Worth the Read?” where I give you my honest opinion on whether you should spend your precious time reading a super-hyped New York Times Bestseller. Today’s book is: Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng On New York Times Best Sellers list (Hardcover Fiction) for 7 weeks The Hype: Celeste Ng’s debut novel, Everything…
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What I’ve Been Reading: October Edition
Happy October! We’re finally getting some fall weather here in Maryland and I’m about to start reading some creepy books to get ready for Halloween. What I’ve read so far this month has been pretty eclectic, but nothing has disappointed! Here’s what I’ve been reading: Final Girls, by Riley Sager Three girls, all the sole…
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Top 10 Books on my Fall TBR List
Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week’s topic is Top 10 Books on My Fall TBR List. I have a love-hate relationship with fall. The foliage is beautiful, the temperature is a lot more manageable than summer, and I get to wear jeggings and…
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What I’ve Been Reading: September Edition
Welcome to the September edition of Quick Lit, where we share short and sweet reviews of what we’ve been reading lately. Brought to you by Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy, we link up on her blog to see what others are reading! School is in full swing and my commute is back with a vengeance….
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What I’ve Been Reading: August Edition
Welcome to Quick Lit, where we share short and sweet reviews of what we’ve been reading lately. Brought to you by Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy, we link up on her blog to see what others are reading! I haven’t done a ton of reading in August, but it‘s because of something wonderful. My mom…