I officially hit the 1000 book mark on Goodreads this month! I know I have read more but being official means a lot. Besides where was Goodreads 30 years ago when I started reading. I am sure there are many books that I can’t even remember I have read. I know there is one series…
Tag: non fiction
April 2014 Craisie Book Reviews
This was definitely me last weekend. I had finished The Cairo Affair before lunch but needed something to read for lunch so I started The King. OMG…I couldn’t put it down! I had so much work to do but I couldn’t stop reading. It was 551 pages and I read it until I couldn’t keep…
2013 Top 25
I didn’t start this blog until the middle of this year but luckily I have been tracking the books I read on Goodreads. Here are my Top 25 books of 2013. How do I determine the Top25? Well in this case it was easy…all the books I gave 5 stars to. The books below are…
November Book Reviews
This month I really didn’t read anything that blew my mind and apparently I was really into Chic Lit books. I think part of that is due to me reading the Empress Dowager book which was really long (but really interesting). The quote above really resonated with me. Even though I do try to read…
October Book Reviews
LOL…the quote above really made me laugh especially since this month I read a lot of steamy romances. I actually managed to read a lot this month and its hard to come up with a top 5 even though my favorite was pretty obvious…I look forward to see what my favorite will be next month…
September Reviews
So as I look at the list of books that I have read this month I realized there was a bit of a theme and apparently its the English. I didn’t plan it so it led me to want to explain how I choose the books I read… Its actually pretty difficult. Of course, I…
Recommendations – Non Fiction
I hadn’t read a lot of non fiction since completing grad school but I got back into it last year. Most of the books I really enjoyed last year fell into only two categories. People Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand – This author is amazing at making you fall…
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