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Bookmarking In Real Life

Bookmarking In Real Life

I’ve never been a fan of bookmarks. I’m always afraid of trashing a gorgeous bookmark and having to get rid of it. Or I’m afraid that the bookmark will break my books! When it comes down to it, I have an attachment problem (because I can’t throw items away) and I have a perfection problem (because I can’t allow a book…

Jane Austen’s Dashing Men Ranked

Jane Austen’s Dashing Men Ranked

I continually profess my devotion to all things Jane Austen (I’m practically a Janeite if only I could make it official somehow). I adore her and feel like we would have been friends. She would have made all the difference in the singles ward. I must give credit to Jane for her taste in men. She created some pretty impressive leading…

What to Read When You Need More Jane Austen

What to Read When You Need More Jane Austen

I’m a fan of Jane. We’ve been besties since I was 13 and my much older (and cooler) sister-in-law handed me Pride and Prejudice and told me that I would enjoy it. I did and I’ve never looked back. But sometimes, Jane and I need our space. Just like with any friend, you want to take a break and find…

My Top Ten Reads in 2015

So I had a goal in 2015 to read 50 books. Basically, a book every week. Well, I accomplished that a few days ago and exceeded it at 52 books. I’ve read 17,988 pages (it’s probably in the 18,000s because I’m currently working through a book and I’m definitely past 12 pages). I’ve been posting my reviews on Instagram and…

Book Review: All The Light We Cannot See

Monday night, after four weeks of trying to read it, I finished All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Yes. Four weeks. This from the girl who can usually finish a book in four days. (Yes… that’s me when I took a young adult reading class and had to read all those books and many more for the summer. Best…