Reviews:
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
The Violet Hour by Katherine Hill
Read:
The Sweetest Hallelujah by Elaine Hussey
The Wonder Bread Summer by Jessica Anya Blau
The Translator by Nina Schuyler
The Queen’s Vow by C.W. Gortner
Currently Reading:
The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
Upcoming:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Zinsky the Obscure by Ilan Mochari
Mandatory Release by Jess Riley
Bloggish/Bookish Business:
June Wrap-Up <~ It was a good month in books!
The first half of the year is over <~ I picked my favorite books for the 2nd quarter of 2013
I guest blogged at Sophisticated Dorkiness about my discovery of author Daniel James Brown. I hope you’ll check it out.
Congrats to Michelle from The True Book Addict. She won my 1st blogoversary giveaway, hooray!
I hope everyone had a great week and that all of my friends in the US had a fabulous 4th!
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| I totally wore this outfit on Thursday. |
The Relentless Reader 
Whoa. I did not need to see THAT. ;)So are you reading the Meany as part of the Estella Project Summer Readalong too?
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Ha ha! There's a vision that will stick in your head 😉 Yep, that's why I'm going to read Meany!
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Looks like you had a great reading week! I'm off to check your review of The Queen's Vow. I've read two of Gortner's books and simple love his writing style.
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I guess I'll have to wait for your review!
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You had a wonderful week!!! I have added a few to my wish list 🙂
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LOL, yes! I was just going to comment that I only finished it up this morning. 🙂 Spoiler alert: It was GREAT!
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Yes I did! Glad to hear that Lori!
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Zinsky the Obscure sounds like a fun one!
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You are just so darned productive!
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I hope it is, it sounds a bit crazy in a good way 🙂
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Lol, thanks Allison! 😀
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Good week, Jennifer — you're amazing! Thank you for stopping by my blog earlier!
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Mandatory Release looks quite interesting. You seem to have had a good week!
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Have fun with Meany! I love that book. Maybe I will go ahead and reread it. You all seem to be having fun with it 😀
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Bahahaha! I bet you pulled off the outfit better than Ferrell did. 😉 So does this mean you haven't started Owen Meany yet? I'm about 25% through but it's slow going so far. Enjoyable but slow…
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Thanks, it really was a good week 🙂 You're super welcome!
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I read another by Jess Riley that was HILARIOUS so I'm really looking forward to Mandatory Release 😉
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You should, you should!! 😀
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Oh yea, I was SEXY, ha ha! Nope, haven't started yet. I read too damn fast so I thought I'd start late, lol.
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Ooo, I've heard great things about The Light in the Ruins. Looking forward to your thoughts!P.S. Love your 4th of July outfit. 😉
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I can't wait for your review of Wonder Bread Summer! And I love the cover for Mandatory Release.
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Me too! I'm only a little way in but so far so good :)Ha! Thanks! I really should have taken a picture, lol.
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I *think* I'll be posting a review of Wonder Bread on the 15th. Mark your calendar, ha ha!
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I'm still on the fence about joining the MEANY read-along … really, really want to but so many other books are piled up. (I'll probably cave in and join.) Will be interested to hear your thoughts on the Bohjalian. I just finished it for my freelance book review gig.
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I didn't realize there was an Owen Meany read-along. I had just commented on another blog how 2 of my fave books were by John Irving but couldn't get past the 1st chapter of this book!
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Looks like you had a great week – hope you have another. And hope your 4th was great…
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Oh, John Irving (I am going to do this every time you mention him 🙂 )I haven't read Owen Meany yet, so I am very curious to see what you say about it. Have a great reading week! Kind regards,
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I love Owen Meany, it's so well written, and in the end, I was a mess!You've had a great week, and your line-up for this week seems like you'll have another great week.Here's my It's Monday! post for this week.Happy reading.
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The Wonder Bread Summer is on my list…hope you enjoy your week! Here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST
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Oh, I remember that SNL skit and don't think I've laughed so hard in a long time. God bless Will Ferrell!Enjoy The Light in the Ruins. I think you are going to be impressed!
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The small text, ha ha 😀 Looks a great reading week, and I'm envious of you getting to read the Gortner :p
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I hope you do join in the readalong! The more the merrier 🙂
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Maybe you should give it another whirl? 😉
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Thanks so much Jo 🙂
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LOL! He's such a hunk! 🙂 Thanks Bettina!
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I'm fairly sure I read it, back before I was keeping track. But I'm eager to get to it again to make sure!Thanks Lexxie 🙂
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Wonder Bread was a wild ride. Not quite what I expected, but still fun!
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Isn't he the funniest?? :DI'm impressed so far!
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Hehe 😉 The Gortner was soooo good!!
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Excited to start hearing what everyone thinks about the new Bohjalian novel. I've read two of his books and really wanted to love them, but something about how he ends his stories always angers me. Still, his premises and plots are so much fun. Enjoy Owen Meany!
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He does have a way of writing an ending that makes you lose your mind doesn't he?? We'll see how this one ends, lol.
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I'll look forward to seeing what you say about Owen Meany next week since I finished last week. 🙂 Our book club is discussing it tonight!
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Have a fun book club meeting 🙂 There are a bunch of us reading this lately!
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Looks like you had a good week. My Monday Report is here. Happy reading!
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I look forward to you sharing your thoughts on Mandatory Release once you have finished the book… Which will be in no tim knowing you :-PHere's to a productive reading week 🙂My Book Bubble
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Chris Bohjalian seems to be a pretty eclectic author. I always think of The Night Strangers, and it usually throws me off a bit. Will Farrell – LOL.
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I really did 🙂 Thanks for visiting Kathy!
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LOL, I hope it's soon. I'm eager to get to it! 😀
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Everything that I've read of his is so different from his other books, I love that :)Isn't Will a sexy beast in that outfit? LOL
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Quite a few books there for me that I haven't heard of and must look into now! Have a great week.
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