A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer

by Athena // 28 April, 2012 // No Comments

On the heels of Devil’s Cub, this book is different in tone, characterization, and pacing. It is Jane Austen like and actually three of Austen novels are referred in the book. The set up is also akin to an Austen... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Changes

by Athena // 26 April, 2012 // 4 Comments

This week on BTT: Has a book ever inspired you to change anything in your life, fiction or non-fiction alike? There have been books I loved, books that I fell in love with, and books that changed my life, and... Continue reading →

Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer

by Athena // 25 April, 2012 // No Comments

This is my first Georgette Heyer novel. I have been curious about Heyer for awhile now. Since I started blogging about books a few years ago, her name kept coming up on the blogosphere. It was inevitable especially since I... Continue reading →

The Best American Travel Writing 2011

by Athena // 23 April, 2012 // 1 Comment

I have been reading this series for at least five or six years now. I can’t remember when I started, but I’ve read almost every annual anthology. I always enjoy these books. I would like the chance to read more... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Catch-up

by Athena // 22 April, 2012 // 4 Comments

It has been a lethargic week for me and to be honest, I hadn’t read a book for two weeks until yesterday. Yikes. It’s suppose to be a year of me reading more again. I remember summers as a teenager... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Pet Peeves

by Athena // 19 April, 2012 // 1 Comment

BTT this week: What are your literary “pet peeves”? At first, I didn’t know how to answer, but on more thought: precocious child geniuses. I don’t know why, but the reason I couldn’t stand Artemis Fowl was due to the... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Eternity

by Athena // 12 April, 2012 // 2 Comments

This week’s BTT: What book took you the longest to read, and do you feel it was the content or just the length that made it so? I think the content is usually what makes it take awhile. I thought... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Blue Cardi continued

by Athena // 11 April, 2012 // 7 Comments

Progress on my blue Garter Yoke Cardigan: I finished one sleeve yesterday. While I was doing the body, I didn’t want the sleeves to take up my remaining yarn so I put the body on hold (it’s beyond the waist... Continue reading →

Timeless by Gail Carriger

by Athena // 8 April, 2012 // No Comments

Timeless is Parasol Protectorate No. 5 and the last of this series. I have been reading this series since late 2010 I think. I like it because it has comedy, supernatural elements, steam punk and urban fantasy, but it isn’t... Continue reading →

Girl Reading by Katie Ward

by Athena // 6 April, 2012 // No Comments

Girl Reading by Katie Ward is another 2012 “TV Book Club” pick. As often is the case, I saw the episode before I read the book. The premise is that this novel is really a series of short stories based... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Recommendation

by Athena // 5 April, 2012 // 1 Comment

This week on BTT, Bookish Sarah asks: If someone asked you for a book recommendation, what is the FIRST book you’d think to recommend (without extra thought)? Actually, I don’t have a book that I would recommend without extra thought... Continue reading →

The Hunger Games movie

by Athena // 4 April, 2012 // No Comments

It’s been over a year since I read the books, but I did enjoy them for the most part. They are entertaining and it is definitely a series which I thought would translate on screen especially since the author Suzanne... Continue reading →

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Month: April 2012