Year: 2011

  • Reviewed: Along for the Ride

    Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen My rating: 4 of 5 stars How very trademark Dessen. Everytime I crack open one of her books I know it is going to be the same as all the rest and yet I still buy and borrow them and love them all the same. Along for the […]

  • A sign from above or conversion tactics?

    This afternoon I was sitting at home watching some TV when I noticed someone knocking at the front door – it actually took a few knocks for me to register they were actually at my door. J goes to see what they want and who they are and from the couch it sounds like a […]

  • Time for burning bras

    I went bra shopping last week (feel free to shudder). Why is it so hard? Why isn’t there a universal size for all brands? I think it is time to take them off and burn them girls! Not only was I unable to find 2 bras in different brands that fit the same but bras […]

  • Reviewed: Someone Knows my Name

    Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill My rating: 4 of 5 stars What an incredible read. This story is loosely based on facts about slavery in the 16th century and revolves around Aminata who is stolen from her village at the age of 11 and forced to travel months on foot to the ocean […]

  • Reviewed: Feeling Sorry for Celia

    Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t expect to love it this much but when I saw that it was written entirely through letters I had to give it a try. Feeling Sorry for Celia is the story of Elizabeth, Celia’s best […]