2017 Reading Goals

Dear 2017 Wendy, I did some self reflection in 2016, and I thought of a few nice goals for you to keep in mind as your year passes by.  I hope you really listen to me, because the best advice you’ll ever get comes from the past.  Ready? First, and and most importantly, don’t beat […]

Celebrating The Little Things Tag

This is one of my favorite tags!  I love the sense of community that it provides, so I was especially thankful to be nominated by Michelle at Book Adventures.  I started following her early because of how beautiful and simple her blog is.  If you aren’t a follower you should go check it out and […]

2017 Beat the Backlist Challenge

I haven’t taken part in a challenge in a long time, but this one was too good to resist.  I think we all need a good reason to attack TBR pile.  This is perfect since one of my goals for 2017 is to read more books I’ve been putting off.  I’m even going to try […]

The 2016 Birdie Book Awards!

Okay, so my plan was to write a big long hilarious monologue, like they do on popular award shows, except I’m just not that witty.  In fact, if I’m going to be honest with myself, I’m actually pretty terrible at intros entirely.  In an effort to save us both some grief, let’s jump right into the […]

Early Bird Review | Six Degrees of Lust

h About the Book: New York City FBI team leader Samuel Shaughnessy lives for his immediate family and his job. After a marriage gone wrong, he has stuck to a firm rule when it comes to relationships: he doesn’t have them. Sexually active and emotionally unavailable keeps him satisfied, especially now that he is in […]

December Reads 2016

5 Star Reads 4-4.5 Star Reads 3-3.5 Star Reads   Audio December’s insights! Um, how about the glaringly obvious one?  The fact that I barely read anything in the month of December.  I really think this is due to having a child, and all that shopping, and all that planning for Christmas and everything that goes […]