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#ReadingMyLibrary Challenge Weekly Update-April 25

A whole month! Wow, this challenge went by too fast. I’m currently reading The Daughter by Jane Shemlit. But I highly doubt that I will finish before May 1. This week’s topic:Continue reading “#ReadingMyLibrary Challenge Weekly Update-April 25”

No, Pops: Book Review of Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith

Hardcover, 368 pages Published April 7th 2015 Publisher: Pantheon Genre: Fiction, Romance From Goodreads: The summer after she graduates from university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury,Continue reading “No, Pops: Book Review of Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith”

#ReadingMyLibrary Scavenger Hunt and Week 3 Update

Hello fellow readers! With April almost coming to a close (April went by so fast, don’t you think?), this #ReadingMyLibrary is almost coming to a close. I’m a little saddened,Continue reading “#ReadingMyLibrary Scavenger Hunt and Week 3 Update”

ALA’s Top 10 Frequently Challenged Books of 2014

Yesterday, the ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom released the top 10 frequently challenged books of 2014. The ALA does this every year to inform the public about censorship attempts thatContinue reading “ALA’s Top 10 Frequently Challenged Books of 2014”

National Library Week April 12-18 2015

I forgot to mention this yesterday. I got sidetracked. Yesterday was the start of National Library Week! This year’s theme is: “Unlimited possibilities @ your library®.” The time of theContinue reading “National Library Week April 12-18 2015”

#ReadingMyLibrary Challenge-Week 2 April 11

Books you would like to suggest to your library“ I don’t think there are particular books I would like my library to order. I just think they should acquire moreContinue reading “#ReadingMyLibrary Challenge-Week 2 April 11”

Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Hardcover, 336 pages Published January 13th 2015 by Riverhead Books Rachel is really down on her luck. She is a severe alcoholic, which led to her losing her job, losingContinue reading “Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins”

#ReadingMyLibrary Update: My Library Haul of the Day

Hello fellow readers! Shown here is my library haul for the day! This is only the second week of the #ReadingMyLibrary challenge and I only have one book in soContinue reading “#ReadingMyLibrary Update: My Library Haul of the Day”

LibraryReads List April 2015

If you are looking for your next read, here is a list of LibraryReads top ten books published this month that are loved by librarians: At the Water’s Edge byContinue reading “LibraryReads List April 2015”

Book review: Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Kate Baron, litigation lawyer and single mother, is shocked when her daughter’s prestigious school calls her with stunning news: her highly academic 15-year-old daughter, Amelia, was caught cheating. Kate hasContinue reading “Book review: Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight”

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