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May 10, 2018
Review ~ The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle A coded warning sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to a country retreat, where they follow a perplexing trail of clues to unmask a murderer — and to break the stranglehold of a terrorist cult. (via Goodreads) Why was I interested in this book? Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes …
May 7, 2018
It’s Monday, What Are You… 5/7
…Reading? A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha by David L. Bristow – Should finish this. It’s been a quick fun read. A Corner in Sleep; And Other Possibilities by Ernest Edward Kellett – I have two stories left. Will Storr vs. The Supernatural: One Man’s Search for the Truth About Ghosts by …
May 6, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 18 ~ “Scarlet Stockings”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Scarlet Stockings” by Lousia May Alcott Card picked: 10♠ Found at: AmericanLiterature.com The Story “What will you do then?” “Nothing, thank you.” And settling himself more luxuriously upon the couch, Lennox closed his eyes, and appeared to slumber tranquilly. Kate shook her head, and stood regarding …
April 30, 2018
May TBR
April was a combination of All the Crooked Saints hangover and “let’s go to the library” rebellion from my organized TBR list. It took me a while to just go with it. May probably won’t be much different. From My TBR List A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha by David L. Bristow …
April 27, 2018
Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, Spring 2018
Need Info about Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon? Here you GO! Prologue, Plan, & TBR I have two main pastimes: reading and ultimate frisbee. You might think that neither of these things would ever over-lap. 95% of the time,* you’d be right. This year though, every readathon weekend has landed on a disc weekend. 24 in 48? …
April 26, 2018
Review ~ Hombre
Hombre by Elmore Leonard Set in Arizona mining country, Hombre is the tale of a white man raised by Indians, who must come to the aid of people who hate him when their stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. As thrilling as [Leon’s] contemporary novels of crime, double-cross, and murder in Detroit and Miami, Hombre is …
April 23, 2018
It’s Monday, What Are You… 4/23
…Reading? I’m on the fence about Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon on Saturday. It’s the same day as league finals, so I won’t be able to even attempt 24 hours. But on the other hand: So, I feel like I could contribute to the event a little in a fun way. I don’t have a game …
April 21, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 16 ~ “Riddle”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Riddle” by Ogbewe Amadin Card picked: 2♥ – a WILD card Found at: Fireside Magazine The Story I think Aunty Adesuwa is a witch. Mama says so sometimes. To Idara, Mama never lies, and when Mama says that witches are evil, it must be so. But …
April 19, 2018
Spring into Horror Halfway-ish Point
For someone who had no horror on her TBR at the beginning of the month, I’m doing pretty well. The Castle of the Carpathians by Jules Verne I’ll be honest, I haven’t really read much/any Verne. I know the basics of many of his more famous Extraordinary Voyage novels (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious …
April 16, 2018
Down the TBR Hole 12
This is a meme started by Lia at Lost in a Story. The “rules” are: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 (or even more!) if you’re feeling adventurous) books. Of course, if you do this weekly, you start where you left off the last …
