Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Hello to a Better Body!: Weight Loss and Fitness for Women Over 50 by Dr. Suzanne Koven My rating: 4 of 5 stars Chicken Soup For the Soul books are always really good in my opinion. I love how they take related stories from real people and compile them […]
“Night Road” by Kristin Hannah {Book Review}
March 22, 2012 By
Night Road ~ Night Road by Kristin Hannah My rating: 5 of 5 stars My first introduction to Kristin Hannah was the book “Firefly Lane.” Admittedly, I bought the book because of the pretty cover (as all her books seem to have, I’ve since learned). But, as I soon realized when I read the book, […]
“High On Arrival” by Mackenzie Phillips {Book Review} #2012readingchallenge
March 19, 2012 By
Mackenzie Phillips and High On Arrival ~ High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips My rating: 3 of 5 stars Wow. I think this was definitely the hardest autobiography I have ever read. I can’t even really decide what my opinion is on this book. At moments I loved it and at moments I just felt […]
“Always Looking Up” by Michael J. Fox {Book Review} #2012readingchallenge
March 17, 2012 By
Michael J. Fox ~ Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox My rating: 4 of 5 stars I started reading this book really not knowing much at all about Michael J. Fox, except for the fact that he has Parkinson’s Disease. Of course I knew that he was in […]
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini {Book Review} #2012readingchallenge
February 29, 2012 By
A Thousand Splendid Suns ~ A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the story of two women from Afghanistan. This story is about the heartbreak and unique suffering that women in this area of the world must succumb to at the hands of men, societal judgments, and […]
New Year Goals – Have You Stuck To Them?
February 29, 2012 By
New Year Goals ~ I was reading Living Off Love and Coffee’s blog today and ran across this post about New Year Goals. She has a nice Google Calendar with her weekly blog goals on it. And they are color coded, which I LOVE! I have a planner that I use and I like to write […]
“From This Moment On” by Shania Twain {Book Review} #2012readingchallenge
February 20, 2012 By
From This Moment On by Shania Twain My rating: 4 of 5 stars Who knew that this woman who once lived so far out in the bush in Canada and had such an impoverished childhood that food and running water was a luxury would grow up to be one of the top selling music artists […]
“On Mystic Lake” by Kristin Hannah {Book Review} #2012readingchallenge
February 12, 2012 By
On Mystic Lake ~ I found this book to be very easy to get through and a fast page turner. On Mystic Lake is the second Kristin Hannah book that I have read and, although I didn’t like it quite as well as I did “Firefly Lane,” I did like this book quite a lot. […]
“The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner” by Stephenie Meyer {Book Review} #2012readingchallenge
February 5, 2012 By
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner ~ I started The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner when it was free online but just didn’t get it finished in time. So, I decided to start it all over last week (after I found it in my favorite used bookstore). I think it is very good […]
Betty White “If You Ask Me {And Of Course You Won’t}” ~ Book Review #2012readingchallenge
January 27, 2012 By
Betty White ~ *I started this book last night about 12:10am and did not stop until it was finished (around 3am). For the girl who gets 100 pages into a book and moves on to another one a lot, that says a lot!
