Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

Molly is seventeen when her father remarries. Her new mother is vain, and her stepsister is quite the character, alluring every man she meets. She and Molly soon become good friends. Molly becomes the go-between for Cynthia and her lovers. This may cause Molly to lose both her reputation and the man she loves.

I loved Molly. She's so unpretentious, and she loves her father very much.


The plot in this book is complicated, so I had to stay focused in order to make sure I didn't miss anything. It's definitely worth it. I wasn't disappointed.


The only thing I was disappointed in with this book is that the author died before it was finished. Although we don't get the exact ending, you do get a pretty good feel of where the story was headed, so you're not left hanging.


Although North and South still remains my Gaskell favorite, this book is certainly a worthwhile read.

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Merry SITSmas

"What's that?" you say? Well, for those of you who don't know SITS is an awesome blog recognition and comment support system! I've had several SITS girls stop by, like Allison from Well Read Reviews who introduced me to SITS, and all have left some really awesome comments. Soo...


MERRY SITSMAS! Here is me:



I hope you all have a completely fabulous holiday season. Mine will be a bit quiet this year. We're actually planning on going out of town for Christmas, which will be a first. Haven't quite decided where we'll be going, but we'll most likely be staying in Florida. My parents, me, and the road. Should be interesting, no?


For those of you still shopping for gifts, give a book (like The Time Traveler's Wife or Shopaholic and Baby) for the holidays. Share the love of reading!


Oh goodness, I don't know about you, but it feels like the end of the year came way too quickly for me. I started blogging in May, and I'm definitely planning on staying around for a while. I had no idea it could be so much fun!


Cheers to SITS! Hope to see all of you SITSas around again soon.

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Look Right Over Here

Hi everyone! Hope you're doing well on this fine Monday morning.

I wanted to let you know that if you look on the left sidebar, I've set up a new poll for you to vote in. This one is rather simple, hardcover or paperback?
For me, I prefer hardcover because of their sturdiness, but paperbacks come cheaper which is always a big help. What say you?

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Read-A-Thon Wrap Up

The Read. Read. Read-A-Thon has come to an end for me. I managed to meet my goal of reading for five hours and successfully finished The Shack. It was... Very interesting. I didn't find it fascinating, like my friend did. It definitely got better as I continued reading, though. I'm very happy that I participated in this read-a-thon! It was fun. =)

Over and out.

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In My Mailbox

IMM is hosted by The Story Siren.

I received/got (I can't decide which word sounds better.) four books this week!



First off, Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz Logsted. I bought this book off of amazon for the Beauty and the Beast week coming up in January. More on that later. ;)

An ARC of Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken came as part of the One ARC Tours. Excited! I’ve heard plenty of great things.

Ripped at the Seams by Nancy Krulik I received from Bookmooch. Although I'm not a fan of the cover, it sounds like a cute book!

The Shack by Wm. Paul Young I read during the Read. Read. Read-A-Thon. My review should be coming up soon. For now, a one word summary: interesting.

That's all for me! You?

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Ready to Rock

I'm home! The service went off really well, and afterwards some girls wanted to practice "O Holy Night" for the offertory tomorrow. It took up some extra time, but it sounds pretty good, if I do say so myself.

I've spent about twenty minutes reading The Shack thus far, and I'm not really getting into it. A friend lent it to me, claiming its awesomeness, so I'll keep on reading and hope for something that really grabs me.

In other news, you know that parade I was going to? It was on Thursday. When in heck has a town ever had its parade on a school night?? Oh well, that just means I'll have more time to read. =)

Hope every one's enjoying the Read. Read. Read-A-Thon.

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Friday, December 4, 2009

Read. Read. Read-A-Thon


Two weeks ago, my plan for the Read. Read. READ-A-THON. was to read for at least 15 hours. Now... Not so much.

I play the piano on Sunday mornings for a local church. However, today, they are having their annual Old Folks' Day, for old folks. It's basically a reunion type of thing, and I'll be playing a few songs for that, then lunch afterwards.

Then in the evening, I'll be going to a nearby towns annual Christmas parade. I haven't gone to a parade in two years, so I thought it would be fun to go.

Somewhere, between all of this, I'm hoping to be getting at least five hours of reading in, and at least one update post as well as (hopefully) a wrap-up post. We'll see how that works out, shall we?

Some books on my pile:

Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Far from Gringo Land by Edward Myers
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
Border Crossing Jessica Lee Anderson
It's All Too Much, So Get It Together by Peter Walsh
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Shack by William P. Young


I figured I'd give myself plenty of choices. :P

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