If you’ve read Books & Tea longer than a minute, you will know two things: I’m worse than you at reading series. Unless you are a non-reader; then I suppose you are worse by default. (Seriously […]
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For Fans of Character-Driven Novels | Eggshells by Caitriona Lally
I had a friend in high school who was a little left of center. She never cut her hair. She never wore matching shoes. And she never cleaned her room. She cried when she broke […]
#TBT | Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison is so old that I remember seeing it at my elementary book fair…nearly twenty years ago. I also remember wanting to buy the book, but I was […]
For Your Favorite Foodie | The Memory of Lemon by Judith Fertig
February is almost over, and I’ve only finished three books so far. With the exception of the Mermaids of Lake Michigan by Suzanne Kamata, which I devoured in two sittings, I find myself trudging through […]
A Solid Dose of Nostalgia | The Mermaids of Lake Michigan by Suzanne Kamata
I’m calling it right now– The Mermaids of Lake Michigan by Suzanne Kamata will be one of the top five books I read during 2017. The Mermaids of Lake Michigan by Suzanne Kamata Released: February […]
I’m Nervous About Starting This Book
A dense fog has sunk into mid-Michigan this week. It’s made my new, 30-mile commute dreadful and the woods across the street from my house particularly spooky. Perhaps the ominous atmosphere is what drove me […]
My New Library Still Rubber Stamps the Due Dates On All of the Books
I think the thing that surprised me most about my local library was how many people were there. Then again, in a village of about 3,000 people, what else is there to do on a […]
The Best of 2016
Yet another year passes, and I didn’t reach my goal of reading 52 books. How can I call myself a book blogger if I cannot even achieve such a minuscule goal? Surely there is a […]
An Indie Pub Novel with Potential | Eve Brenner: Zombie Girl by A. Giacomi
I’m going to start this post with an instant mood killer: This is not the review I wanted to write. I wanted to love this novel. I really did. And here’s the thing, at the […]
A Modern Adaptation of a Gothic Classic | The Turning by Francine Prose
I am a slow reader. I mean, a slooooooooooow reader. I am also a distracted reader, so the fact that I even maintain a book blog is kind of a feat. Truly! I read about […]
