Dares for October 2016
Well. I can’t believe September is over already! That went by in the flash. 😛 Well, let’s see how I did this September! 🙂 Dares for September 2016 Reading Read five books. Check! I think I read … eight? And those are only the ones I remembered to mark on Goodreads … that weren’t for […]
Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace
Title: Emily of Deep Valley Author: Maud Hart Lovelace Series: Deep Valley, #2 (can definitely be read as a stand-alone, though) Genre: Historical/Classic Romance/Literary Fiction Age-Range: 12+ (upper middle grade/young adult/adult) Era: 1910s (later Edwardian) Setting: Deep Valley, Minnesota Publisher: Harper Trophy (first published 1950) Source: library/now own Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 1/5. I can’t […]
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Title: A Study in Scarlet Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Series: Sherlock Holmes, #1 Genre: Classic Murder Mystery Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: Victorian Setting: London, England and Utah, America Source: mother owns a copy Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 2/5. Some violence and a murder, obviously. It’s not too graphic, though there are mentions of a […]
Interview with Amanda Tero
Welcome to an author interview Amanda Tero agreed to do with me on Reveries Reviews for the blog tour she’s doing to release her novella, Befriending the Beast. You can find it on Goodreads and Amazon now! 🙂 Welcome to Reveries Reviews, Amanda Tero! It’s great to have you today! Could you tell the readers a […]
Befriending the Beast by Amanda Tero
Title: Befriending the Beast Author: Amanda Tero Genre: Non-magical Fantasy (fairytale retelling)/Christian fiction Age-Range: 10+ (middle grade/young adult) Era: Medieval-ish Setting: fantasy world – realistic Publisher: Amanda Tero Source: author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 1/5. Some thematic elements (falling off a horse and sickness, no details). No violence, language, or […]
Five Fall Favorites: Christmas, Classics, and Wrap-Up
Well, Five Fall Favorites is officially over! I’ve just got to tell you about two more genres, announce the winners, and say good-bye to all your lovely people! I’m so glad to have you here (if you’re a guest for FFF), and of course it was great to have you participate, regular readers. I love […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 5: Middle Grade and Picture Books
Welcome to Day 5! It’s the final day before we close up and announce the winners, so hurry up and enter the giveaway! Remember what’s at stake: And there will also be a second and third prize if we get enough entries, so invite your friends and family! 🙂 Today the genres are (as you […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 4: Western and Inspiration (Animals, that is)
Hosted by Read Another Page Today is ‘western’ and ‘inspirational’ day. Now, I couldn’t remember reading any books that counted as ‘inspirational,’ so … yeah. I guess I just don’t need inspiring. XD So I replaced ‘inspirational’ with ‘animals.’ Yeah … that is a genre … 😛 Remember, you could win this prize … And […]
Quick Announcement for Five Fall Favorites
Hi guys! We of the Five Fall Favorites blog party decided to up the stakes! If we reach 75 people entered in the Grand Prize giveaway, we will give a 2nd place prize of: a $5 Amazon Gift Card and Two Kindle Books If we reach 100 or more people we’ll give a 3rd place […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 3: Biography and Fantasy
Hosted by http://readanotherpage.com/blog Welcome to day 3! *crunches on a crispy apple* Today I’m gonna be telling you about my Top 5 Biographies and Fantasies. … like people actually read biographies for enjoyment … *chuckles* *realizes I know people who do* *is confused* Remember to visit the other blogs that are a part of the […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 2: Romance and Historical Fiction
Welcome to day 2 of Five Fall Favorites! Today I’ll be showcasing two of my favorite genres … romance and historical fiction! 😀 Just a quick reminder … this is what’s at stake: If I were you, I’d definitely go to Rebekah’s blog and enter now! Hurry up … the prizes are awesome, and you only […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 1: Mystery and Christian Fiction
The blog party has begun! Find out more about the blog party here! Yep! We’ve got some awesome stuff being given away. I’m very jealous of you. You at least get a chance of winning … I don’t. 🙁 😉 Anyway, today I’m going to be telling you about my top five favorites for the […]