I never had any intention of reading Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, but when Dan and I flew out for my brother’s wedding in October, I forgot to pack my iPad. No books for the entire weekend?! At the airport bookstore, I picked up Gone Girl, basically the only option that appealed to me at all…. [Read More]
Bigs & Littles Blogging Network: Meet Brita & Stephanie
As a new blogger, I was so excited when Chelsea at Southern Beauty Guide announced the Bigs & Littles Blogging Network. I relished the chance of learning more about blogging from someone who’s been on the blogging scene for awhile. I was paired with Stephanie from My Freckled Life. She describes her blog as… [Read More]
My Honest Mint Julep Boutique Review
While I did win a gift certificate to the Mint Julep Boutique, this review is my own idea. It was not a requirement of my gift certificate, nor did the Mint Julep Boutique ask for my review. Cristina at All the Pretty Things hosted a giveaway back in September for a $15 credit to the… [Read More]
Winter 2014 Book Challenge Preliminary List
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Over the summer, I unofficially competed in Megan’s Summer Book Challenge. “Unofficially” because I didn’t start this blog until July. I loved the challenge to read new books outside of my comfort zone. Now that winter is almost upon us (especially for those of us who live in OHIO),… [Read More]
My Top Ten Life-Changing Books
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. A few people on Facebook tagged me in that meme that’s been going around, “10 Books That Have Stayed with You.” Clearly I couldn’t just list the books in my own Facebook status when I have a whole blog available to me. These books are not in any particular… [Read More]
EXCLUSIVE Cinder & Ella Interview + GIVEAWAY
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. I’m so excited to be part of Kelly Oram’s blog tour for the release of Cinder & Ella. I LOVED reading Cinder & Ella, and I’m thrilled that Kelly has been willing to give us extra insider information about her characters. For my part of the blog tour, I… [Read More]