Last night (well, 4 am this morning) I finished "The Line." This is definitely my favorite book that I've read for this blog so far. It had a likable and new protagonist, a plot with no holes that I noticed, and the language was deliberate and well thought-out. In the final few chapter, the author … Continue reading Happy New Year!
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Hot Tea and a Good Read
I'm not sure if there's anything better than hot tea and a good book on a cold and rainy day. Yesterday I started "The Line" by J.D. Horn and I'm already more than halfway done. And it's not that there weren't other things I could have been doing, like sleeping. This really is one … Continue reading Hot Tea and a Good Read
Back to Work
I hope everyone has had a fantastic holiday season! I'm finally back in Charlotte after visiting with my parents and family for a week in my hometown. I was completely swamped with last-minute shopping, wrapping, and hours upon hours of cooking. For full look at how that went (and for a peek at what … Continue reading Back to Work
Christmas Wish
I've decided that my Christmas wish this year is to actually finish this book. Seriously, I never have an issue finishing a novel. I think this is going so slow because it's just so fact-laden and really isn't something I would pick up on my own. That's not … Continue reading Christmas Wish
Progress…
I'm still working on getting through "Nothing Finer." It's going, and we're finally getting to a few names I recognize. I'm currently still in the second section on baseball, so, of course, Babe ruth showed up. I do like learning about the historical aspects of the game, and the inserted quotes from old newspaper accounts. … Continue reading Progress…
Catching Up
It has been quite a busy week! I finished the first book for this blog (yay!), finished two magazines last week, discovered the banker winter uniform (dark blue suit, white shirt, Carolina blue tie, brown leather shoes), started a book that I'm reviewing for my magazine, and went to a Christmas … Continue reading Catching Up
Getting Good….
Finally! I've made it into the last half of the book, and the plot is quickly picking up speed. For me, a good book pulls me in with a compelling plot, and I was a bit worried for this one. It started out as a slow build, quite the setup for main conflict, but 30 … Continue reading Getting Good….
A Different Kind of Night
I didn't get the chance to read any tonight. Occasionally with work I get to do really cool things. Tonight was one of those really cool things. Out of a collaboration between some great and talented people came the Unsung Hero Honorary Dinner. About 20 selfless people and their guests were honored with a dinner … Continue reading A Different Kind of Night
Astrological? Astronomical?
At a quarter of the way through the novel, overall I don't hate it. I like the way the novel starts not from the main female's perspective, but from the love interest's perspective. It takes a little bit before the Avery is revealed, and the way Brockway does it was interesting and humorous, something I … Continue reading Astrological? Astronomical?
Selection Sunday
I don't know if I've watched too much ESPN today, but picking a new book to start feels like Selection Sunday. Maybe I should have drawn up a bracket to weigh the pros and cons of all the contenders to really make this as fair as possible. I may do that for future stories, but … Continue reading Selection Sunday
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