First Lines | February 2019

I decided that it would be fun to start a new feature; first lines to add the the wrap up of books I read every month. For me most of the time I pick up and look at books in the store it is the first lines that capture my attention and draw me in. It has always been intriguing to me the amount of thought that must go into those first words the author decides to but as the introduction to their work. The first lines are your first impression of the book.

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

” I hate having to dress like a man.”

Stain by A.G Howard

“There once was a humble land, surrounded by an ocean and afloat within its celestial sphere like an islet, where the sun and moon shared the sky. “

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire

” The girls were never present for the entrance interview.”

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

“People who knew Chester and Serena Wolcott socially would have placed money on the idea that the couple would never choose to have children.”

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

“Children have always tumbled down rabbit holes, fallen through mirrors, been swept away by unseasonal floods or carried off by tornadoes.”

2018 Reading Stats

I think it is fun to see a break down of books read in a year. So I put together some fun graphs and charts for my 2018 Reading Stats! I also did this last year and found it so much fun to look at the stats. Even the differences from one year to the next! You can […]

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Janurary 2018 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce ♠ The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis ♠ The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee ♠ Final Girls by Riley Sager ♠ Dear Martin by Nic Stone ♠ Wolf-Speaker by Tamora […]

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December 2017 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ By A Charm And A Curse by Jamie Questell ♠ Walk The Edge by Katie McGarry ♠ Long Way Home by Katie McGarry ♠ If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L Armentrout ♠ The Book Thief by […]

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November 2017 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ Haven by Mary Lindsay ♠ The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeny ♠ Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy ♠ Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman ♠ Looking For Alaska by John Green ♠ Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry ♠ […]

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October 2017 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon ♠ Night Film by Marisha Pessl ♠ Yesternight by Cat Winters ♠ The Uninvited by Cat Winters ♠ Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Things That Happened on Falling […]

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September 2017 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ Moon Called by Patricia Briggs ♠ Alpha & Omega Novella by Patricia Briggs ♠ Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs ♠ Never Apart by Romily Bernard Things That Happened on Falling Down The Book Hole This Month: ♠ […]

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August 2017 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie ♠ Lover Awakened by J.R Ward ♠ Dark Matter by Blake Crouch ♠ The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy ♠ Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel Things That Happened on […]

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June/July 2017 | Tea Party Wrap-Up

“What’s the matter my dear, don’t you care for tea” Lewis Carrol, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland   Books I Read: ♠ Odd & True by Cat Winters ♠ On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder ♠ Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward ♠ Open Road Summer by Emery Lord ♠ The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel Things That Happened on […]

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