The One & Only by Emily Giffin

by Athena // July 29, 2014 // No Comments

I have read all of Giffin’s novels, and this was definitely one of the most lackluster. It even edged on being melodramatic. Worse of all, I was bored and wanted the novel to be finished for most of it. At... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Reading Rut

by Athena // July 27, 2014 // No Comments

Hello, all! Last Sunday, I finished A Storm of Swords and yesterday I read The Only & Only by Emily Giffin. Review up in a couple of days. Today, I am reading… work stuff. I need to catch up as... Continue reading →

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin

by Athena // July 22, 2014 // No Comments

There are spoilers in this review. Continue reading →

Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger

by Athena // July 18, 2014 // No Comments

This is the second book in the Finishing School series, but the seventh book I’ve read from Carriger’s steampunk and urban fantasy world. As usual, I continue to like Carriger’s diction, silly dialogue, and her unique fantasy world. I am... Continue reading →

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

by Athena // July 15, 2014 // 6 Comments

For years I knew that this book was good. I did not know what it was about though. It happens that I hear good things about a title and author, but not know their work. I finally was able to... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Rain Day

by Athena // July 13, 2014 // 3 Comments

Hello, all! I had planned today to take a bike ride to a farmer’s market, but at dawn, there was a wicked thunderstorm. Now it’s a real rain day. I really needed the exercise too. My running has almost been... Continue reading →

Dr. No by Ian Fleming

by Athena // July 11, 2014 // No Comments

When I read this back in May, I thought this was my second James Bond – Ian Flemming novel, but it was actually my fourth. If I count the Sebastian Faulkner Bond novel, this was actually my fifth Bond novel.... Continue reading →

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter by Jennifer Reese

by Athena // July 8, 2014 // No Comments

Oh! How I adore a good food book. It’s easier for me to be pleased with cookbooks and food books. They are real comforts for me. I started reading this book on my Kindle in 2012. I liked the first... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Books Madness

by Athena // July 6, 2014 // 2 Comments

Hello, all! While cleaning a couple of weeks ago, I was faced again with all my unread books. I have so many boxes of unread books. One of the boxes was exclusively my library books. Books were in my closet,... Continue reading →

Six Georgette Heyer novels

by Athena // July 4, 2014 // No Comments

It’s been a fun couple of years reading Georgette Heyer novels. They have been great summer reads. While I have not read every book in her oeuvre, I have covered all her romance works now. I own one of her... Continue reading →

Deadlocked and Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

by Athena // July 2, 2014 // No Comments

These were the first books I read on my holiday last month. I started Deadlocked on the plane and more or less finished it by the end of my sixteen hour flight. I avoided reading these last two installments to... Continue reading →

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Month: July 2014